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Hundreds report abnormal menstruation after being teargassed during Portland protests
The Guardian via MSN ^ | 4/30/21 | Lois Beckett

Posted on 05/01/2021 3:54:33 AM PDT by Libloather

More than a thousand people reported lasting health effects after being exposed to teargas during protests in Portland, Oregon, last summer, according to a newly published scientific study.

Nearly 900 people reported abnormal menstrual cycles, including intense cramping and increased bleeding, that began or persisted days after their initial exposure to the teargas. Hundreds of others complained of other negative health impacts, including severe headaches, nausea, diarrhea, and mental health concerns.

The new research, based on an online survey of more than 2,200 people, challenges claims that the health consequences of being teargassed are minor and temporary, said Dr Britta Torgrimson-Ojerio, a researcher at Kaiser Permanente Northwest and the lead author of the study.

It is also the first published, peer-reviewed study to confirm a link between teargas and abnormal menstruation, a connection that was widely discussed by American protesters on social media and in news reports last year.

Participants in racial justice protests against police violence last summer in Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Rochester and other cities told media outlets that their exposure to teargas had been followed by unexpected bleeding, unusually painful cramps, and other disruptions of their typical menstrual cycles.

Last July, Oregon Public Broadcast interviewed 26 protesters, ages 17 to 43, who said that exposure to teargas had affected their periods. Some described large blood clots, others “cramps that felt like sharp rocks”.

“We’re not paranoid. This isn’t a coincidence. Something’s going on,” one 29-year-old protester told Oregon Public Broadcasting.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: menstruation; portland; protests; teargas
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1 posted on 05/01/2021 3:54:33 AM PDT by Libloather
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Hundreds report abnormal menstruation after being teargassed during Portland protests

And those are just the dudes.

2 posted on 05/01/2021 3:56:01 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro
And those are just the dudes.

My first thought as well

3 posted on 05/01/2021 3:57:51 AM PDT by Fzob
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To: martin_fierro
“And those are just the dudes.”

I was just fixin to say.

4 posted on 05/01/2021 3:58:04 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: martin_fierro

winner, winner, chicken dinner!


5 posted on 05/01/2021 3:58:51 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Blessed Mother of Bitch!)
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To: Libloather

And these people want government to have total control so that hateful Trump Supporters can be crushed beneath an iron boot.


6 posted on 05/01/2021 3:59:33 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: Libloather

Maybe they put covid vaccine in the teargas. 200 iQ play


7 posted on 05/01/2021 3:59:34 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: Libloather

Whadja learn?


8 posted on 05/01/2021 3:59:57 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Libloather

The irony of this is delicious
Perhaps this condition will get worse


9 posted on 05/01/2021 4:04:59 AM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox )
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To: Fzob

Straight to comments , first thought as well. Second thought was , iinnant that juss too effin’ bad.
It is a poison gas of sorts, ie it’s noxious, harmful to inhale, makes you incapable of normal breathing, it is meant to have a negative physical effect. So you expect no aftereffects? Leaving even within an hour, tear gas is not “two breaths” out of your system.


10 posted on 05/01/2021 4:06:21 AM PDT by drSteve78 (Je suis deplorable. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMOREz)
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To: Libloather

This was mostly reported by the men so we have that side effect to consider as well.


11 posted on 05/01/2021 4:06:24 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: NonValueAdded

Morning chuckle. We are such FReebastards on occasion.

“And that’s just the dudes!”


12 posted on 05/01/2021 4:08:12 AM PDT by drSteve78 (Je suis deplorable. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMOREz)
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To: MrRelevant

Covid vaccine side effect increase in libido. Fear of covid sickness is gone!


13 posted on 05/01/2021 4:08:31 AM PDT by entropy12
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To: Libloather

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2020/04/14/rachel-levine-pennsylvania-health-secretary-coronavirus/

Was big Richard there?


14 posted on 05/01/2021 4:09:27 AM PDT by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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To: Libloather

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


15 posted on 05/01/2021 4:15:38 AM PDT by exnavy
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To: jeffersondem

Was thinking the same and had to look
(Once again) to see if was reported by
Babylon Bee.


16 posted on 05/01/2021 4:16:49 AM PDT by tm61 (Election 2012: we find it IS possible, to polish a turd.)
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To: tm61

I’ll bet most of the victims are MALE.


17 posted on 05/01/2021 4:25:27 AM PDT by Don@VB (Power Corrupts)
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To: Libloather

the men finally figured out they are NOT supposed to get a period?


18 posted on 05/01/2021 4:25:36 AM PDT by ronniesgal (Hillary wants to be Governor of New York!!)
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To: Libloather

Hmmmmm - people die or suffer other severe reactions after a Jab and “they” say there’s no evidence it was connected - but a bunch of Karens suffer a reaction after tear gas and it’s a slam dunk...


19 posted on 05/01/2021 4:28:08 AM PDT by trebb (Fight like your life and future depends on it - because they do.)
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To: martin_fierro

“And those are just the dudes.”

That caught me off-guard.😂

Wonder how many of them sit to pee.


20 posted on 05/01/2021 4:36:42 AM PDT by Third Wheel
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