Word: estrogen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Estrogen and fluoride vs. osteoporosis
...over 50 years old with multiple lymph node involvement, 45% will have a reoccurrence of disease within two years if there is no postoperative treatment. With PF we were able to cut that down to 30%. When we added tamoxifen, it went down to 5%." Tamoxifen is an anti-estrogen and appears to work best in women with tumors that are dependent on the hormone. About 70% of postmenopausal women fall into this category, according to Fisher...
Gordon's heterosexual encounters are not only unsuccessful for their participants but for Gordon's writing. It is inevitable that these sections see Gordon forget her female characterizations. Psychologically perceptive and wonderfully introspective women suddenly become sprawling and cooing estrogen victims. Felicitas escapes the 60s and her lovers as a sinner and by Part III(1977) she is back in New York State in the company of women...
...estrogen pill, one of the most popular and safest forms of birth control, could be banned if Congress approves the bill. Amy J. Ewing '81, a member of the Women's Clearinghouse, said yesterday...
...tranquilizer Valium. FDA Commissioner Jere Goyan, a pharmacist, supports this truth-in-prescription experiment, but acknowledges that PPIs may have surprising side effects. He cites the case of a friend's wife who underwent a hysterectomy, or removal of the uterus. Later she was given a prescription for estrogen, for which the FDA has required PPIs since 1977. After reading the leaflet, she immediately wanted to stop taking the hormone. Her reason: she was afraid of developing cancer of the uterus...