Re: Naturally

From: Geffrey Klein (GK6972@americanmed.com)
Thu Apr 15 08:12:16 1999


> > As for the original question, there are natural hormone replacements
> that a
> > compounding pharmacy can make. Tri-est can be used with natural
> progesterone
> > cream or oral micronized Pro. My clients do much better with the natural
>
> > hormones.
>
> That's funny--I could have sworn that horses and their hormones *were*
> natural.
> But it appears that you are of the view that these pregnant mares are
> synthetic,
> somehow. I do hope you'll explain this rather unusual opinion of yours.
>

Now, let us assume that for a moment that Wyeth synthesized premarin in the lab. So what?? Why such an insistence on "natural". The bottom line of pharmacology is that the hormone interacts with receptors to affect a biologic change regardless of its source. There seems to be a belief that a chemical, because it is manufactured in the root of a plant rather than a lab, is somehow better.





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