Also See: Updated as of July 2007 Continued from Part 1- Premarin Prempro Warnings. The Latest FDA statements Before going on we would like to note that all the warnings on the FDA website now refers to Progestins not to bio-identical progesterone. Progestins and Progesterone are totally different things. Progestins are man made. Progesterone is natural. Natural Progesterone Creams still appear to be totally safe and are a much better choice than chemical progestins. See below to learn more about the difference between bio-identical natural progesterone and its dangerous chemical cousin Progestin. No new information has come out from The FDA since we last reported on this subject Feb 19,2004. and the FDA is continuing to encourage all manufacturers of estrogen and estrogen with progestin drug products indicated for use by postmenopausal women to update the labeling for their products. The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trial about estrogens and progestins continues to have significant public health implications for postmenopausal women. Older Women don't benefit from HRT - new study released July 12, 2007 The international study on older women, published in the British Medical Journal, confirms recent findings that suggest hormone replacement therapy or HRT poses risks for women in their 60s just starting to take it. For long-term prevention of chronic diseases, hormone therapy would really not be advisable," said Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of the division of preventive medicine at Harvard Medical School's Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Manson, who was not involved in the British Medical Journal study, spoke separately at a news briefing on the latest thinking about hormone replacement therapy. For many years, doctors had thought hormone therapy could protect women from chronic diseases and especially from heart disease. But a 2002 study called the Women's Health Initiative or WHI raised alarms about heart attack and stroke risks associated with the therapy, leading millions of women to abandon HRT. Now growing evidence suggests these risks are most pronounced for women who start taking hormones later. The latest study, initiated by the U.K. Medical Research Council, looked at 5,692 women in Britain, Australia and New Zealand with an average age of 63 who were about 15 years past menopause. The researchers found that there was a significant increase in the number of major cardiovascular events women in the combined hormone therapy group when they were compared to the placebo group. However, they also noted that the there was not much significant difference in the two groups in rates for cerebrovascular disease, breast or other cancers, fractures and overall deaths. The study thus reinforced experts’ belief that there is no overall disease prevention benefit, and some potential risk, for older women who start hormone replacement therapy many years after menopause. The most recent FDA statements regarding Estrogens and Progestinsbeen was released on Feb 10, 2004 - The FDA is continuing to encourage all manufacturers of estrogen and estrogen with progestin drug products indicated for use by postmenopausal women to update the labeling for their products. Access to the most current information available is important to health care providers and postmenopausal women who are prescribed estrogen- and progestin-containing drug products. This information will allow individuals to understand the risks of these products and make appropriate health care decisio This is a confusing time for women dealing with the symptoms of menopause. The FDA advises women to talk to their doctors, and if they decide to still use Prempro or Premarin, then the FDA recommends using
It has become increasing clear that
there are strong dangers associated with Prempro and Premarin estrogen/progestin
therapy. May 30,2003 – Prescription combination therapy with estrogen and Progestin is now associated with increased risk of stroke and dementia, according to three reports released in the May 28 issue of “The Journal of the American Medical Association.” These results are in the context of a large, randomized controlled trial conducted by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), so they need to be taken seriously. WHI scientist found women using the prescription estrogen plus Progestin had more heart attacks, breast cancer, blood clots, and strokes. The biggest surprise of the newly released Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS) is that the use of Prempro in women over 65 doubled the risk for developing Dementia. This was unexpected, and is another serious blow to the makers of Premarin and Prempro. It is important to note that all these studies were conducted
using either Premarin or Prempro, the two most commonly prescribed types
of menopausal hormone therapies when the study began. The “equine estrogen” that is used
in Premarin is derived from the urine of cruelly treated
pregnant horses. These horse estrogens that are in Premarin are not natural to the human body. Most of the time women don't even need estrogen, and in fact need natural progesterone. Are you suffering from Estrogen Dominance Syndrome? Also check out the FDA's responce to the above
NIH statements. Have you tested your Female Hormones lately?
Did you know that Premarin is
made from Horse Piss, and that the animals are treated cruely?
Learn about ranges of normal estrogen levels. |
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