Ingabe Kufanele Usebenzise Amakhondomu E-Organic?

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• Izithako Ezingase Zibe Ziyingozi Ezitholakala Kumakhondomu
• AmaNitrosamines
• Ama-Parabens
• Izinto zokugcoba
• Idayi, ukunambitheka, namafutha
• Izinzuzo Zamakhondomu E-‘Organic ’—Nokuthi Yini Okufanele Uyifune
• Ngakho-ke, Ngabe Udinga Ngempela Ukusebenzisa Amakhondomu Engokwemvelo?
• Buyekeza kwe-

Ohambweni oluya esitolo sezidakamizwa ukuze uthole amakhondomu, kuphephile ukusho ukuthi iningi labesifazane lizama ukungena nokuphuma; Cishe awuhloli ibhokisi ukuze uthole izithako ongase usho, ukunakekelwa kwesikhumba sakho.Ama-rubbers angama-rubbers, akunjalo?

Nokho, akunjalo: Inani elishaqisayo lamakhondomu namuhla linama-nitrosamine abangela umdlavuza—akhiwe ngaphakathi kwekhondomu lapho i-latex ifudunyezwa futhi ilolongwa isuka oketshezini iye ekubeni iqine. Lokhu akuyona imininingwane emisha; ucwaningo lubike ama-nitrosamines kumakhondomu isikhathi esingaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi, njengalokhu kuhlolwa kwe-toxicological ka-2001. Muva nje, isikhalazo soMkhankaso Wezimonyo Eziphephile siphusha ukufuna i-FDA ukuthi ilawule umdlavuza emikhiqizweni efana namakhondomu, iphawula ukuthi ama-nitrosamine axhumene nomdlavuza wesisu. (Um, yikes!)

Odayi abanolaka namakha okwenziwa acasulayo nawo ajwayelekile kumakhondomu ajwayelekile, futhi njengoba ubucabanga, konke lokhu akuhambisani ncamashi nesitho sangasese sowesifazane. (Nakhu ukuthi kungani imodeli u-Tess Holliday engalokothi EVER asebenzise imikhiqizo enamakha esithweni sakhe sangasese.)

Izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi isivuno esisha semikhiqizo yamakhondomu esho ukuthi "sisebenziseka kalula esithweni sangasese," njengeSustain Natural and Lovability, bafuna ukususa lezi zithako ezinobuthi, banikela ngamakhondomu ngaphandle kodayi, amakha, ama-parabens, yebo, nama-nitrosamines.

Lapha, inqwaba egcwele yezingozi ezingaba khona zamakhondomu wendabuko — nokuthi kufanele ushintshe noma cha. (Related: Nawa amaphutha angu-8 ekhondomu asabekayo okungenzeka uyawenza.)

Izithako Ezingase Zibe Ziyingozi Ezitholakala Kumakhondomu

Inkinga yokubheka izithako kumakhondomu wendabuko ukuthi iningi lethu alinalo nhlobo umkhondo wokuthi kusho ukuthini ngempela. "I-FDA ayidingi ukuthi abenzi bamakhondomu bachaze abathengi ngezithako zabo," kuchaza uMeika Hollender, ongumsunguli we-Sustain Natural, uhlobo lomkhiqizo olungele abesifazane njengamasamponi, amakhondomu, ne-lube. "Kodwa sinelungelo lokwazi ukuthi yini engena emizimbeni yethu."

Futhi akugcini nje ukuthi amakhondomu angena ngaphakathi kuwe — kodwa njengoba isitho sangasese sowesifazane siyingxenye yokuncinza kakhulu yomzimba, okungena ngaphakathi kudlula isibindi bese kuqonda ngqo egazini lakho, kuchaza uSherry Ross, M.D., ob-gyn nombhali weU-ology. Okumele kube yinkulumompikiswano ukuthi lokho kungaba yingozi kangakanani. “Inani elincane kakhulu futhi eliphephile lamakhemikhali kumakhondomu e-latex agcina engena egazini,” kunezela uDkt. Ross.

Noma kunjalo, kunengqondo ukwehlisa ukuchayeka kwakho konke kumakhemikhali angaba yingozi, ikakhulukazi uma usebenzisa amakhondomu ngendlela evamile, kusho uCaitlin O'Connor, udokotela obhalisiwe we-naturopathic.

Ukushintsha kungavikela umzimba wakho kokulandelayo:

AmaNitrosamines

AmaNitrosamines (ama-carcinogenic compounds) akhishwa lapho i-latex ihlangana noketshezi lomzimba, kusho uHollender. Kungakho imikhiqizo efana ne-Sustain ithatha izinyathelo ezingezekile ukufaka i-accelerator yamakhemikhali ukususa ukwakheka kwama-nitrosamines ekukhiqizeni.

Iningi locwaningo ngama-nitrosamines lihlobene nokufakwa kwe-nitrosamine nomthelela wayo kumdlavuza wesisu nowekholoni. "Alukho ucwaningo oluningi lokuthi ama-nitrosamines akumakhondomu angayithinta kanjani ingozi yomdlavuza, kepha yiluphi ucwaningo kuyinto etholakalayo ikhombisa ukuthi ubungozi buphansi impela, "kusho u-O'Connor." Inani le-nitrosamine, isikhathi esifushane sokuchayeka, nokuthi yini empeleni emunca ulwelwesi lwamafinyila kubonakala sengathi ingaphansi kakhulu komkhawulo wokungeniswa komdlavuza, " uthi.

Ama-Parabens

Ama-Parabens, nawo avame ukutholakala kumakhondomu futhi amunca kalula ngesikhumba nakumafinyila, angenye into ekhathaza amakhondomu ajwayelekile. Akukona nje kuphela ukuthi ama-parabens angadala ukungezwani komzimba kanye nokucasuka kwesikhumba, kepha kucatshangwa ukuthi alingisa ama-estrogen emzimbeni ngendlela engathonya eminye imidlavuza, kusho u-O'Connor. "Yize inani lokuchayeka kungenzeka liphansi kakhulu ngamakhondomu, inani lokuchayeka ngokuphelele kuyo yonke imikhiqizo yomuntu siqu ehlanganisiwe lingaphezulu kakhulu."

Izinto zokugcoba

Izinto zokugcoba ngesinye isithako esingaba yingozi esitholakala kumakhondomu amaningi. Kungani? "Abaningi basebenzisa i-glycerin, engakhuthaza ukukhula kwemvubelo," kusho u-O'Connor. "Abanye basebenzisa i-nonoxynol-9, i-spermicide obekucatshangwa ukuthi ithuthukisa ukusebenza kwekhondomu, kepha lokho okufundwayo sekukhombisile ukuthi bekungenjalo. Futhi empeleni, kungandisa ingozi ye-STI njengoba ingalimaza amaseli elwelwesi lwamafinyila , okubenza babe sengozini yokutheleleka. " I-N-9 nayo ingacasula futhi ibangele ukungezwani komzimba, ngakho-ke kungcono ukugwenywa nxazonke, kungeza u-O'Connor. (Okuhlobene: Ngazama i-Foria Weed Lube futhi Kwashintsha Impilo Yami Yezocansi ngokuphelele)

"I-silicone iyindlela engcono futhi isetshenziswa kumakhondomu amaningi alungele ubulili", kusho yena.

Idayi, ukunambitheka, namafutha

Ngaphandle kokungabi bikho kocwaningo ngobungozi bokusebenzisa amakhemikhali athile, ukushintsha amakhondomu wendabuko nakho kuvikela isitho sakho sangasese kumakha, odayi nasebukhosini. "Akukho nokukodwa kulokhu okungokwesitho sangasese sowesifazane futhi okufanele kugwenywe ngoba kungadala ukucasuka, ukungezwani nezinto ezithile, kushintshe i-pH, nemvubelo yokudla, kanye namagciwane," kusho u-O'Connor.

UDkt. Ross unezela ukuthi—ngaphezu kwemvubelo nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane—amakhondomu e-latex agcwele odayi namakha angabangela ukungezwani komzimba. UDkt. Ross uphakamisa ukuthi abesifazane abanokuzwela kwe-latex bazame ezinye izindlela 'zemvelo' noma ezilungele isitho sangasese sowesifazane njengoba amakhemikhali ambalwa nezithasiselo ezisetshenziswayo. (Okuhlobene: Izinto eziyi-10 Okungafanele Ufake Kuzo Ubulili Bakho)

Izinzuzo Zamakhondomu E-‘Organic ’—Nokuthi Yini Okufanele Uyifune

Uma ufuna ukugwema noma yiziphi izithako ezingase zibe yingozi kanye nemiphumela engemihle esohlwini olungenhla, kukhona ukuthutheleka kwemikhiqizo ephilayo eyenza amakhondomu angacunuli kakhulu anezithako ezingenabo ubuthi, okuhlanganisa i-Sustain Natural, i-L. Condom, i-GLYDE, ne-Lovability.

Lapho ufunda amabhokisi, funa amanye ama-logo alandelayo (konke lokhu uDkt Ross athi kukhombisa ukuthi ikhondomu izoba lula kakhulu kwabesifazane): I-Vegan eqinisekisiwe, i-PETA-approved, ne-Green Business Network eqinisekisiwe.

I-FYI, igama langempela elithi "organic" ebhokisini lamakhondomu likhombisa ukuthi isithako esisodwa noma ezinye ziqinisekisiwe, kepha amakhondomu e-latex awakwazi ukubizwa ngokuthi yi-organic ngoba awukho umzimba oqinisekisa i-latex, kusho uHollender. Weluleka ngokubheka amakhondomu athi "awanawo amakhemikhali."

Ukufuna injoloba yemvelo ekhule ngokuqinile kungasiza ekucasukeni nasemvelweni. Uma ubona isitembu senjoloba eqinisekisiwe ye-FSC ebhokisini, kusho ukuthi i-latex kulawo makhondomu yavela etshalweni elivikela futhi ligcine impilo yezinhlobonhlobo zalo, likhipha kahle, lingasebenzisi izibulala-zinambuzane, futhi linakekele izihlahla. (Yup, i-latex ivela ezihlahleni.)

Ngakho-ke, Ngabe Udinga Ngempela Ukusebenzisa Amakhondomu Engokwemvelo?

Ekupheleni kosuku, uma umbuzo uyikhondomu engokwemvelo noma ingekho ikhondomu, ukukhetha okunempilo kuzoba ikhondomu eligcwele amakhemikhali njalo, ngoba ukusebenzisa amakhondomu kuyindlela ephumelela kunazo zonke kubantu abenza ucansi ukunciphisa ubungozi bama-STI kuyilapho futhi kuvimbela ukukhulelwa. (Futhi wonke amakhondomu aphilile esithweni sakho sangasese ngoba avikela isitho sakho sangasese esidunjini, okungashintsha i-pH yakho yangasese.)

Kodwa-ke, uma unesabelozimali (umehluko ucishe ube ngama- $ 2 ngaphezulu kusuka kumakhondomu ajwayelekile wegama lomkhiqizo kuye ezinkethweni ezilungele abesifazane) nokubona kusengaphambili ukukhetha amakhondomu asebenza ngokulinganayofuthi eyenziwe ngaphandle kwezithasiselo ezingaba yingozi, kufanele wenze iphutha ngokuqapha, kusho u-O'Connor. Ngemuva kwakho konke, uma sikhuluma ngezocansi eziphephe ngokweqiniso, ukungabi namakhemikhali kuthatha "ukuvikela" isinyathelo esiqhubekayo.

Okusemqoka: Ake siqale ukukhipha izingilazi zethu phambi kwendawo yokudla kwekhondomu, sibuze izinkampani ukuthi ngabe izithako zazo ziphephile yini esithweni sangasese (isitho sangasese sowesifazane ASILONA igama lokuphambanisa), ukuvota ngamadola ethu okuthenga, nokuphatha ama-rubbers asenza sizizwe kakhulu unikwe amandla.

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