Study suggests link between tear gas exposures and adverse reproductive health outcomes

In the wake of nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, anecdotal reports of irregular menstrual cycles emerged among protestors who were exposed to tear gas used by law enforcement. Those reports—and the fact that the reproductive health effects of exposure to tear gas and other chemical agents is largely unknown—were the impetus for a new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH).