Re: What is Pergonal?
From: Christa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 28 Dec 2002 21:41:20 -0600 (CST)
I read something very disturbing about Pergonal in a hormone book. The
author explained that female horses are kept pregnant with implanted
tubes which syphen off the necessary hormones since they can only be
gotten during pregnancy. It was a very tortuous method, apparently the
foals are killed immediately and the horses are then impregnated again.
It was a terrible terrible thing to hear and I hope no one uses this
Pergonal and instead tries other methods that don't have anything to do
with animal cruelty.
Very sad,
At Sat, 28 Dec 2002, Mary wrote:
>
>At Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Darre wrote:
>>
>>At Fri, 31 May 2002, Bob wrote:
>>>
>>>I was told that the pergonal was actually made out of fluids from horses!
>>>Don't know if there is any truth to that, but I thank God for all the ponies
>>>in the world if that is the case! (hahahaha) Actually, I got the Pergonal I
>>>used from Mexico. And it worked! Was a heck of a lot cheaper too! Believe
>>>it or not, a doctor I worked for recommended it!
>>>
>>>Teri
>>>
>>Teri,
>>
>>You mentioned that you bought your Pergonal in Mexico and it was a lot
>>cheaper. Where in Mexico and how much was it? Thanks.
>>
>>--
>>Darren
>>
>Here is what the site said about it:
>
>PergonalŪ is a natural product containing both human FSH and LH, 75 or
>150 international units of each per ampule, plus 10 mg lactose. This
>material is extracted from the urine of post-menopausal women, carefully
>purified and then freeze-dried in sterile glass ampules where it is
>sealed until use. PergonalŪ is used in the treatment of both male and
>female infertility, but this booklet wil1 deal only with the use of
>PergonalŪ for women.
>
>http://www.poetsrx.com/pergonal/pergonal.html#Q2
--
Christa :-)
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