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PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE COMPOUNDED BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE MEDICATIONS THE FACTS: Recently, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, maker of Premarin & Prempro, (drugs derived from Pregnant Mares Urine – yes, horses pee) filed a Citizen’s Petition with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) asking the FDA to impose harmful restrictions on the compounding and dispensing of Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). (Bio-identical hormones are manufactured to have the same molecular structure as the hormones made by your own body.) This petition would eliminate the availability of compounded bio-identical hormones, which are prescribed by healthcare providers and prepared by pharmacists, to meet the unique...

Woman Fights Facial Wrinkles With Premarin; Doctors Alert Harm --- BALTIMORE -- In an effort to put her best face forward, one woman decided to use a product meant for a different part of the body. You Put What On Your Face?! Some Maryland doctors say estrogen found in Premarin causes irritation to the skin. A guest on the television talk show "Oprah" recently shared her secret to fighting facial wrinkles: vaginal cream. "I have been putting Premarin vaginal cream on my face for 20 years, and it works," said Vicki Mackarvich. WBAL-TV 11 Health Alert reporter Donna Hamilton reported...