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Vol. 6, Iss. 3 |
December 2009 |
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OV Watch Holiday Hours
OV-Watch Customer Service will be closed on December 24th and December 25th for the Christmas holiday. We will also be closed
on New Year’s Day. We still will be answering your emails so if you have any questions please email customercare@ovwatch.com.
OV-Watch now has Pregnancy Tests!
OV-Watch is now being stocked in Retail Pharmacies. Click on the ad below for a store near you.
Tell Your Doctor about OV-Watch
Please share the news with your doctors! If you are using OV-Watch or want your physicians support to use OV-Watch or if you just
want them to have information about OV-Watch, send them our latest clinical presentation entitled, "Scientific Basis and Clinical
Experience with OV-Watch" presentation by G. Wright Bates, Jr. M.D. click here
for the full presentation or copy and paste this
link: http://www.ovwatch.com/videos/ScientificBasis&ClinicalExpPresentation.asp.
You can also email us at professionals@ovwatch.com.
Customer Service Hours
OV-Watch now has new customer service hours. Monday - Friday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Est.
You can always email us at customercare@ovwatch.com or
lexieann@ovwatch.com and we will get back to you promptly. If you need to
speak to us please leave your phone number and the best time to reach you and we will.
We want to hear from you!
Do you have questions or comments for OV-Watch email us!
We want to know what you would like to see in the next newsletter.
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BPA Tied to Impotence in Men
Exposure to high levels of the controversial plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) significantly raised the risk of sexual dysfunction,
including impotence and low sex drive, among Chinese factory workers, a new study has found.
The researchers stressed that the workers were exposed to BPA levels about 50 times higher than what most Chinese or Americans would be
exposed to in everyday life.
Even so, they said the study adds to a growing body of research that shows that the ubiquitous chemical may be harmful to humans. BPA,
used to make polycarbonate plastic (hard, clear plastic) and epoxy resin, is found in electronic and medical equipment, cars, sports
safety equipment, and food and drink containers, including plastic bottles and the lining of cans.
"We found that male workers who had high exposure to BPA in the workplace had a much higher risk of male sexual dysfunction compared to
other workers in the same city who were matched for age and other factors," said lead study author Dr. De-Kun Li, a reproductive and
perinatal epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research in Oakland, Calif. "A caveat here is those workers did have a much
higher BPA exposure than most Americans or Chinese in the general population."
The study is published in the Nov. 11 online edition of Human Reproduction.
In the study, Li and colleagues examined 230 workers in four Chinese factories near Shanghai that either manufactured BPA or used BPA to
manufacture epoxy resin. The men worked as packagers, technical supervisors, laboratory technicians and maintenance workers.
The workers were compared to 404 workers in factories that made products ranging from textiles to machinery, in which there was no
heightened BPA exposure. The workers from the two groups were matched by age, education, gender and employment history.
Workers in the BPA factories were four times more likely to report erectile dysfunction, reduced sexual desire and overall dissatisfaction
with their sex life. They were also seven times more likely to have ejaculation difficulties.
BPA workers were also more likely to report reduced sexual function within one year of beginning employment at the factory, the researchers
found.
Researchers measured BPA exposure levels by taking air samples, reviewing factory records and interviewing workers about personal hygiene
habits, use of protective equipment and exposure to other chemicals. Levels of BPA in the urine was also tested for a subset of workers.
Among BPA workers, the higher the exposure, the more likely they were to have sexual difficulties.
Most human exposure to BPA occurs when the chemical leaches into food and drink from packaging. Earlier this month, Consumer Reports
announced that tests showed BPA in nearly all of 19 brand-name canned foods, including soups, juice, tuna and green beans.
In recent years, concern about the effects of BPA, particularly on fetuses and young children, have been growing. Animal studies have shown
that BPA can cause reproductive abnormalities in both males and females by disrupting the endocrine system, according to background
information in the study.
Other research has linked BPA to an increased risk of diabetes, cancer and heart arrhythmias. Male sexual dysfunction may be an early indicator
of BPA-related problems that take longer to develop, Li said.
One chemicals industry representative took issue with the findings. Steven Hentges, executive director of the American Chemistry Council's
Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group, said the occupational exposure of these factory workers far exceeds what the average person would ingest.
Furthermore, the study did not make clear if the factories or the workers were following adequate worker-protection measures, such as wearing
gloves and face masks and having proper ventilation.
"It is important to note that the study has little relevance to average consumers who use products that contain trace levels of BPA," said Hentges.
Dr. Hugh Taylor, director of the division of reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Yale University School of Medicine, said the findings
are "very suggestive" but do not prove cause and effect.
"The results of the study are probably important for people who are working at BPA factories, but the results don't support condemning BPA
based on what people are exposed to at normal levels," Taylor said.
Yet Taylor recommends that pregnant women and children in particular avoid BPA. Well-controlled animal studies have shown the chemical is
linked to reproductive harm that may be irreversible during critical stages of development. In response to such concerns, some countries
have banned the sale of baby bottles made with BPA.
"The totality of the literature suggests BPA has terrible consequences for human health," Taylor said. "I tell my patients to stay away from
hard plastics and canned goods while pregnant."
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Colleen, CA
My and my husband tried to get pregnant for 2 1/2 years. When we finally did we ended up miscarrying at 22 weeks. We were
devastated. We knew we wanted to try again right away so I searched around online looking for an ovulation predictor. I tried
the urine test ones and they didn't work. I came across the OV Watch and finally decided to buy it. After the first month of
using it we were pregnant. Our son just turned 1 in October. I have since let a friend try mine out and she got pregnant on
the first month two and is expecting twins in the spring. I highly recommend it to all of the women trying to get pregnant.
It really works and it works quickly. Definitely worth every penny. I have also mentioned this product to my OB and urged her
to check it out for her other patients.
Carly, Vancouver, British Columbia
In early January of this year I had a miscarriage - my husband and I had only tried once and I was pregnant, but unfortunately
I miscarried. I was very upset as I didn’t think I could get pregnant at all. I am 33 and didn’t want to mess around so we
waited two months to start trying again and tried for about 4 months before I heard from my Mom that she had seen the watch on
the show the Doctors... I was skeptical as I am sure anyone would be, how could something be so easy and so effective at the
same time? How is everyone not using it? Bought like I said I didn’t want to waste any time so I bought it.
The first month I did not conceive. The watch was easy and I had no problem setting it up, I wore it at night every night and
the first time it showed Fertile Day 1 I was so excited! It was working!!! Turns out I was ovulating on the day I thought I was
but I didn’t realize how many day before you are Fertile.
The second month I did the same and I am very happy to report I am pregnant! Yes!!!! 4 weeks which is very early but it worked!!
I am ecstatic and so is my Mom cause she paid for the watch! LOL!! (It is not cheap I will say that!)
Thank you OV-Watch and sending Baby Seeds to all the Ladies out there trying!!! Be positive it will happen!!
You can submit your OV-Watch success story
here or send
me the link to your blog if you succeeded using OV-Watch or just trying. We want to hear from you!
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Exchange Program
If you are a current customer with the old style OV-Watch, you can exchange it for our new style OV-Watch at an
incredible discount. If you purchase a Starter Kit 1 receive $50 off or purchase a Value Kit 4 and receive $99 off.
Please call 1-866-ovwatch and tell the customer service agent you would like to participate in the exchange program.
This is our way of saying thanks for being a customer.
This special cannot be combined with any other offers.
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Facebook
Join us
on our fan page & also check our
Discussion group where you can
discuss your fertility and the use of OV-Watch
Twitter
Come follow us at http://twitter.com/OV_Watch
Fertility Friend
You can now track your OV-Watch fertile and ovulation days on
fertility friend.
If you use another calendar to track your fertility tell us
so we can get OV-Watch added too.
OV-Watch Blinkies
OV-Watch is pleased to offer our collection of "blinkies" for all our moms-to-be
and mom's. You can add to your e-mail or signatures in any chatroom and help spread the word about OV-Watch. To access the
collection,
- Go
to www.photobucket.com.
- Enter user name: ovwatch.
- Enter password: ovwatch2007.
- In the middle of the page, click on "ov-watch blinkies."
- Select your favorite/s and use them.
Ask an OV-Watch Mom
Ask
an OV-Watch Mom allows you to get answers from someone who's been there. If you're considering OV-Watch to get pregnant, we offer this service free of charge.
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