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There are a number of estrogen replacement drugs that are plant-derived, cruelty free, safe, and less expensive than Premarin. Among them are Estrace, Estriol, Ogen and Estraderm (used under the skin). Yet Premarin continues to be the most widely prescribed. Why? Because it has been on the market for a very long time, and doctors, like most persons, are creatures of habit. It's therefore extremely important that women inform their doctors that they will not participate in the slaughter of horses, young or old, and demand that they prescribe one of the plant-derived drugs...
That is why a report in the New England Journal of Medicine is so & significant: doctors in Maine and Rhode Island have shown that by using three blood tests -- for substances called alpha-fetoprotein, unconjugated estriol and chorionic gonadotrophin -- they could determine which young mothers were at highest risk for bearing afflicted children. The first test alone predicts Down syndrome correctly 35% of the time, but all three together boosted the rate to nearly 60%, thus targeting women who are most likely to benefit from amnio...
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