# Monday, September 18, 2006
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Just so you know (from The Sun):

SEX toys could make you seriously ill, a study claims.

Research by Greenpeace Netherlands has found that 7 out of 8 sex toys contained high levels of chemicals linked to hormone and reproductive disturbances - which means they could stop women having children.

Apparently ‘phthalates’, which are used to soften plastics, accounted for between a quarter and a half of the offending items, including dildos and vibrators.

The substances do not easily biodegrade and can be dangerous - even in small amounts.

Lab rodents who were exposed to high levels of phthalates reportedly suffered damage to the liver, kidneys, lungs and developing testes.

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