But did you know this???

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HRT (hormone replacement therapy)

Synthetic oestrogen and, increasingly, bio-identical oestrogen, has been prescribed (as HRT) to women since the 1950's to alleviate some of the symptoms of menopause. By the mid sixties it was being touted as the saviour of the menopausal woman, keeping her "Feminine Forever" which is the title of a book by Dr Robert Wilson.

Wyeth Ayerst produced the first conjugated oestrogen called Premarin, standing for 'Pregnant Mare's Urine'. It is, as the name suggests, made from pregnant mare's urine. The pregnant horses, some say as many as 80,000, are kept tethered in stalls for six months of the year, fed little water to concentrate the urine, which is collected in bags held under the horses tails. The urine is then processed to yield various hormones, only 40% being human hormones, the potent remainder being horses hormones. It's no wonder most women do not do well on it. About 15% of US women were using it by 2003, and those who do only stay on for an average of one year. The figure now is thankfully much lower.

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I heard women that took it had a terrible craving for Oats.

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Ewwwwwww.
 
I recall hearing a news report about women using HRTs having a much higher incidence of some cancers or something.  I wish I could find it.
 
 

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Yes, it can cause breast cancer.