I-Toxic Shock Syndrome Yesabisa Ikhuthaza Umthethosivivinywa Omusha Wokucaca kweTampon

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URobin Danielson ushone cishe eminyakeni engama-20 edlule ebulawa yi-Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), umthelela ongejwayelekile kodwa owesabekayo wokusebenzisa itamponi esabise amantombazane iminyaka. Ekuhlonipheni kwakhe (negama lakhe), kwahlongozwa umthetho olawula kangcono imboni yezokuhlanzeka yabesifazane ngawo lowo nyaka ukuvikela abesifazane kwi-TSS nakwezinye izinkinga zezempilo. Wenqatshwa ngo-1998 futhi izikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili ngaphezulu kusukela lapho, kodwa umthethosivivinywa kaRobin Danielson manje usuzodingidwa kuCongress futhi. (Futhi kuleli sonto kuCongress, I-FDA Ingase Iqale Ukuqapha Ukwakheka Kwakho.)

Kokuthize esikusebenzisa njalo ngenyanga, ama-tampon namaphakethe akuyona into iningi lethu elibeka phambili ekucabangeni-ngeqiniso elivumele abakhiqizi ukuthi babe nesimo sengqondo esifanayo, kusho uMmeli uCarolyn Maloney (D-NY), uphinde wethula umthethosivivinywa kaRobin Danielson okweshumi.

"Sidinga ucwaningo oluzinikele nolubalulekile ukuze sibhekane nezinkinga zezempilo ezingaphenduliwe mayelana nokuphepha kwemikhiqizo yenhlanzeko yabesifazane," kusho uMaloney. I-RH Reality Check, ingabhekiseli nje ezifweni ezibulalayo ezibangelwa amagciwane njenge-Toxic Shock Syndrome kodwa nasezingcupheni ezincane njengamakhemikhali asetshenziselwa ukuxubha ukotini kuma-tampons noma izinto ezidala umdlavuza emakha. "Abesifazane baseMelika basebenzisa imali engaphezulu kuka- $ 2 billion ngonyaka emikhiqizweni yenhlanzeko yabesifazane, kanti owesifazane ojwayelekile uzosebenzisa amathamponi namaphakethe angaphezu kwezi-16,800 esikhathini sonke sokuphila kwakhe. Naphezu kwalokhu kutshalwa kwemali okukhulu nokusetshenziswa kakhulu, kube nocwaningo olulinganiselwe mayelana nempilo engaba khona izingozi ezingaba khona kule mikhiqizo kubantu besifazane. " (Futhi bona Imibuzo engu-13 Unamahloni Kakhulu Ukuyibuza U-Ob-Gyn Wakho.)

Ingxenye yokuntuleka kwedatha kungenzeka kungenxa yokuthi ama-tampon neminye imikhiqizo yenhlanzeko yabesifazane ithathwa njengemishini yezokwelapha yomuntu siqu ngakho-ke ayikho ngaphansi kokuhlolwa nokwengamela kwe-FDA. Njengamanje, abenzi akudingeki ukuthi babhale izithako, izinqubo, noma amakhemikhali asetshenzisiwe, futhi akudingeki benze imibiko yokuhlolwa kwangaphakathi esidlangalaleni. Umthethosivivinywa uRobin Danielson uzodinga ukuthi izinkampani ziveze izithako futhi uzogunyaza ukuhlolwa ngokuzimela kwayo yonke imikhiqizo yokuhlanzeka kwabesifazane nayo yonke imibiko etholakala esidlangalaleni. UMaloney unethemba lokuthi ukwamukelwa kwalo mthethosivivinywa kuzophoqa izinkampani ukuthi zenze okusobala futhi kunikeze abesifazane izimpendulo mayelana nokuthi siyini sibeka izindawo zethu ezibucayi kakhulu.

Ummeli kaMaloney uthi akakwazi ukuphawula ukuthi kungani lo mthetho-sisekelo ungazange uphasiswe phakathi nemizamo eyisishiyagalolunye edlule, kodwa uChris Bobel, umongameli weSociety for Menstrual Cycle Research, wabhala encwadini yakhe yango-2010 Igazi Elisha: Ubufazi besifazane be-Third-Wave kanye nezepolitiki yokuya esikhathini ukuthi ukwehluleka ukuphasa kungaba "umphumela wokunganakwa kwesishoshovu." Uyanezela ukuthi abantu bakhathazeke kakhulu ngezinkampani ngokwazo kunokushaya umthetho wokubhekana nomkhakha wonkana. Kukhona nokukhathazeka ukuthi ukubeka imithetho eyengeziwe kuzokhuphula intengo yalezi zidingo eziyisisekelo.

Kodwa isizathu sangempela singase sibe lula kakhulu kunalokho: Ku-athikili ka-2014 ku- Ijenali Kazwelonke, Ihhovisi likaMaloney liveze ukuthi abesilisa bavamise ukungakhululeki ukuxoxa ngebhayoloji yabesifazane, kanti uKhongolose ungaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-80 abesilisa. Babhala ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi "isithiyo esikhulu kube wukungavumi kwabasishayamthetho ukusho lokho okungathathwa njengesihloko esingathandeki. Lokhu akuyona into efanele abantu be-congress bafuna ukuya phansi bakhulume ngayo."

Kepha okucaca ngokusobala emikhankasweni yemidiya yokuxhumana nabantu mayelana nezikhathi, ukukhangisa izikhangiso, nezingxoxo zesitolo ukuthi asifuni nje ukukhuluma ngakho, thina isidingo ukukhuluma ngakho. Yingakho sithemba ukuthi okweshumi kuzoba yintelezi! Ufuna ukusiza uqiniseke ngalokho? Sayina isikhalazo ku-Tshintsho.org.

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