Correction.In Anne Walch's article, "Hormones and Menopause Revisited" Jun/July 04, the paragraph beginning "Premarin, also known as conjugated equilin estrogen (CEE cee n. The letter c. ) ..." should have read: "Premarin, also known as conjugated equilin estrogen (CEE), is derived from pregnant mare's urine. The estrogens Estrogens Hormones produced by the ovaries, the female sex glands. Mentioned in: Acne, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome estrogens (es´trōjenz), n. in Premarin are perfect for a menopausal mare, but foreign to a human female. The same goes for Provera, aka, medroxy-progesterone acetate (MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. ). This is a progestin progestin /pro·ges·tin/ (-jes´tin) progestational agent. pro·ges·tin n. 1. A natural or synthetic progestational substance that mimics some or all of the actions of progesterone. , a progesterone-like substance that is also not native in the human female. It is these synthetic progesterones that appear to be the biggest culprit in increasing breast cancer risk." We sincerely apologize to Anne Watch for this mistake. |
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