Talking Toxins

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Written By Lora Shahine, MD

Talking toxins with the New York Post. Dr. Lora Shahine, a local fertility doctor, told NPR the “extremely stressful” nature of the world during the pandemic, and recent civil unrest, could disrupt periods. But she also voice concern over the lack of information regarding long-term impacts of tear gas. “We’re in a unique situation where people who might be protesting on a really regular basis might be exposed to [tear gas] more than we’ve ever seen before,” Shahine said. “Especially in the United States, chemicals are considered safe until proven not safe,” she said. “We should really rethink these chemicals because we haven’t studied them in humans. So how do we know that they’re safe?”

Lora Shahine, MD

Dr. Lora Shahine, reproductive endocrinologist at Pacific NW Fertility and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, completed her residency in OBGYN at the University of California in San Francisco and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Stanford University. She is dedicated to educating and advocating for increased awareness of infertility, miscarriage, and the impact on environmental toxins on health through an active social media presence, teaching, clinical research, and authoring multiple blogs and books including best selling, ‘Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.’

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