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ASSESSING
YOUR EXPOSURE RISK
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Did
your mother take prescription DES or another synthetic hormone when
she was pregnant with you?
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Do
you consume a diet high in animal fats (over 30%)?
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 Do
you dust and vacuum your home less than twice a week?
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 Do
people walk on your carpets with street shoes?
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Do
you shower without turning on the bathroom exhaust fan?
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 Do
you use cosmetics or do your children eat processed foods and vitamins
that are colored with Red Dye No. 3?
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 Do
you eat non-organic commercially-grown food? Canned foods and drinks?
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Do you microwave food in plastic containers or cover
foods with plastic cling wrap?
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Do
you use pesticides on your lawn and garden or foggers and bombs in
your home?
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Do
your pets wear flea collars?
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Do you use clothes-washing detergent? 
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Does
your new car have a strong "new car" smell?
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Do
you use commercial air fresheners in your home or car, deodorizers
in your bathroom?
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 Do
you use any solvents or chemicals in your work, home, or hobbies,
or have you been exposed to these in the past?
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 Do
you park your car in a garage attached to your home?
Chances are you answered yes to at least a few of those
questions. Each of these situations can introduce hormone disruptors
into your body. Don't panic. The purpose of this book is not to create
fear. The purpose here, first of all, is to make you conscious of
your exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals and to show how your
health or your children's health may be affected, and, second, to
demonstrate that you can take steps to reduce
your exposure.
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