In the ‘pregnant mare urine’ (PMU) industry, horses are repeatedly impregnated so their urine can be collected and made into hormone replacement products.
Premarin mares, confined in stalls... Image from AnimalsVoice.com
ABOUT PREMARIN HORSES
PremarinŽ, PremproŽ, PremphaseŽ and DuaveeŽ are examples of the PremarinŽ family of drugs which are made with the the estrogen rich urine of pregnant mares.
In the ‘pregnant mare urine’ (PMU) industry, horses are repeatedly impregnated so their urine can be collected and made into hormone replacement products.
Some of the foals are rescued. Most, however, who can not be ‘repurposed’ in some way are sent to slaughter — seen as a byproduct of the industry much like male calves are in the dairy industry.
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JANUARY 2019
FDA denies Pfizer Petition asking for new method of assessing Premarin
generics
APRIL 2019
Bijuva launched for moderate to severe hot flashes in menopause
JUNE 2019
PMU Ranchers feel pinch as cuts announced
JULY 2019
Pfizer’s Wyeth loses bid to duck hormone-therapy lawsuit
NEW BOOK
Flash Count Diary: Menopause and the Vindication of Natural Life, by Darcy
Steinke
AUGUST 2019
Hormone therapy during menopause raises breast cancer risk for years, study
finds
OCTOBER 2019
Premarin sales figures continue to decline
ALTERNATIVES to PMU DRUGS
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