Drug companies own many farms, mostly in Canada, where they impregnate mares, tether them in a stalls, collect their urine, and use the urine to manufacture Premarin and Prempro HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) for women. The foals that are born - are considered a byproduct of the drug manufacturing process. These foals are killed and the mares are then re-impregnated, to live their lives in these stalls.

Amazingly, Holly, the young girl in this article is an advocate working to save these foals, and just received one of her own!

The 10 year NIH study (National Institute of Health - Women's Health Initiative) proved - HRT is NOT healthy for women. These, and other manufactured hormones are not identical human replacements - they are foreign substances that increase a woman's chances of cervical and breast cancer.

A friend of mine recently worked at a compounding pharmacy in Nashville - one who compounds BHRT (Bio Identical Hormone Replacement) from plants. She told me that it works wonderfully - naturally.

There are over 500 medical journal articles about BHRT and it's positive results in treating women's hormone imbalances, and health related issues due to hormone imbalances.

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I stopped using Premarin once I found out where it came from.

Way to go, Sunni

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I had a surgical menopause at the age of 27. This simply means that I had a complete hysterectomy at that age which threw me into early menopause. I took Premarin for years till I did a research paper on it when I started Nursing school and the side effects scared the shit out of me. So I stopped taking everything.

I have NOT taken any HRT for over 15 years now. I take extra calcium to help prevent Osteoporosis along with Actinel. I don't smoke. There is a history of Breast Cancer in our family so I get regular mammograms (this Friday as a matter of fact). UGH!!! I also am working diligently to get a better diet started without all the preservatives in todays meals. I also try to get in my water to help flush my system and hydrate my cells.

I have NOT had hot flashes in years. The Estroven helped when I did have them. But there are Herbs that can help as well.

:amen: Thank you penni for getting this back on the subject, if something is "Slight off subject" then it needs a thread of it own.

I take the Extra Stregnth Estroven for my hot flashes...but couldnt get them thru the band.

So I started using a pill cutter and that works great...no more hot flashes and night sweats.