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Lanora Vasquez wasn\u2019t at any of the protests against police brutality that spread through the city of Portland in summer of 2020<\/a>. But she lived in Portland, near where the protests happened and where police officers regularly fired off canisters of tear gas. Gas doesn\u2019t stay confined to one area \u2014 it spreads, and Vasquez says it spread into her home. <\/p>\n

During and after the protests, Vasquez said she experienced changes to her menstrual cycle, including severe spotting and major cramping. She attributes<\/a> those changes to tear gas exposure. And she isn\u2019t alone: many other people in the city also reported menstrual cycle changes after exposure to tear gas, and many believe that the two are linked. <\/p>\n

Michael Fuller, a lawyer in Portland, says he\u2019s heard from dozens of people who\u2019ve had similar experiences to Vasquez. He\u2019s representing her in a lawsuit filed in December against the city of Portland alleging that the tear gas was responsible for changes in her menstrual cycle and asking for $10,000 in damages. \u201cThere\u2019s just an overwhelming number of anecdotal cases,\u201d Fuller says. <\/p>\n

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