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Plastic In Human Brains | Local Anesthetics Recommended For IUD Insertion
22 minutes Posted Aug 23, 2024 at 8:00 pm.
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A new study measuring microplastics in organs of the recently deceased found that about two dozen brain samples were 0.5% plastic by weight. Also, having an IUD inserted in the uterus is extremely painful for some people. The CDC now recommends that doctors use local anesthetics.