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[โ€“] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Does this also mean woman after their period have less plastic?

[โ€“] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes. Also during pregnancy. A lot of it is diverted to the fetus

[โ€“] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

so babies have already a high amount of plastics pre-birth?

[โ€“] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yep! It's also a great way for the mom to remove some lead from her system. It ends up in the babies' teeth