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...Estrogen and fluoride vs. osteoporosis
...Southgate, Mich.: "I was 5 ft. 3 in. when it started. Now I'm 4 ft. 10 in. The pain was horrendous." The condition is prevalent among older women because their frames are smaller than men's and after menopause the ovaries cease to produce estrogen, the female hormone that plays an important role in the retention of bone. Normally the body forms new bone tissue as old bone is broken down in a process called resorption. Estrogen helps regulate the rate of this remodeling; if the hormone is deficient, bone is not replaced as quickly...
...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...