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Re: "Natural" estrogens/progestins From: Malcolm Griffiths (Malcolm@mgriff22.demon.co.uk) Mon Aug 26 15:00:33 1996 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: Group D Enterococcus and Staph Aureus" Previous message: Malcolm Griffiths: "Re: The case of the missing adnexa." In reply to: David A. Nagey: "Re: "Natural" estrogens/progestins" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: "Natural" estrogens/progestins" In message <1.5.4.32.19960826020558.00694bd0@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>, "David A. Nagey" <dnagey@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu> writes >At 01:31 PM 8/25/96 -0500, you wrote: >>To the list: >> >>I have recently had a number of patients ask about natural hormones. It seems >>they are reluctant to take premarin due to animal rights issues, > >whats the issue with Premarin? No animals are harmed in its collection - >just pregnant mare urine if I recall > The suggestion is that the mares are made repeatedly pregnant and their foals taken away from them. Question - How do you collect ALL a mare's urine ? You certainly don't let her run around a filed all day. The reports I've heard involve cramped inhumane conditions. If I had the choice of a drug prepared humanely compared to one where animals suffered I'd prefer the former. Outside of these "natural hormones" of dubious pharmacological benefit, there are many available preparations of oestrogens available which involve only cruelty to soya- beans :-) -- Malcolm Griffiths MD,MRCOG,MFFP,Cert.Mgmnt Obstetrician & Gynaecologist Luton & Dunstable Hosp.,UK. Tel: 01582-497459 (office) 01525-222849 (home) Fax: 01582-497424 email: Malcolm@mgriff22.demon.co.uk "It is dangerous to be right on a subject on which the established authorities are wrong." (Voltaire) Next message: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: Group D Enterococcus and Staph Aureus" Previous message: Malcolm Griffiths: "Re: The case of the missing adnexa." In reply to: David A. Nagey: "Re: "Natural" estrogens/progestins" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: "Natural" estrogens/progestins"

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