Do you know where Premarin comes from? If you don't, it comes from pregnant horses (PREgnant MARe urINe) who spend most of thier lives pregnant and confined and on strict diets. The babies born from this life are most often slaughtered for meat in foriegn countries. It is a horrible way to make a drug and I personally don't understand why anyone would exploit a helpless animal for cosmetic reasons. I am sure that there are many other alternatives (herbal supplements) to this hormone treatment. I would recommend asking your doctor about alternatives. I am glad to hear that you have found a program that works for you, but hope that maybe you will consider an alternative to Premarin.

I do have to agree with Tweedy on this one... Premarin is derived from pregnant mare urine and the mares and their foals are treated poorly. I normally will not jump on a lot of these issues, especially if I do not have first hand experience, but I do have first hand experience with this. I worked with a rescue group who tried to save some of these mares. They go through horrible depression and mental stress when their foals are taken from them immediately. I have also worked with a group lobbying to get the horse declared as a companion animal so it can no longer be treated in such a mannor. Horses are quite intellegent and active herd animals that need to live in better conditions and have fulfilling lives. The horses actually go crazy under these conditions. Additionally, they are not sanitary! I don't like to berate someone taking premarin, but there are alternatives that I think should be investigated and the premarin a last resort. Sorry to get on my soapbox, but I could not pass this one up.