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Hairspray and Birth Defects

Caution to Women Expecting a Boy

Pregnant women who are exposed to hairspray containing phthalates have more than double the risk of a son being born with the genital birth defect hypospadias, which involves malformation of the uretha, says new research published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

This article appears in the August 2009 issue of Natural Awakenings

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