Prempro causes cancer??

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-03-2003
Prempro causes cancer??
1
Fri, 10-03-2003 - 8:29pm
Hi!

Please check out this recent article from the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/01/health/01HORM.html

If you can't get to it through this link, go to nytimes.com and search the word "prempro"

So, my question is to all those women who have menopause, or were diagnosed with menopause at a young age (premature ovarian failure).... how do you feel about treatments that have such high risks?

Is it a pick-your-poison situation, or what?

I was diagnosed with POF when I was 15, and told to just "take the pill." I tried prempro for a while, but it got really expensive to keep up with this medication indefinitely (i don't have insurance).

I'm very frustrated that it seems like there is nothing I can do, but wait for osteoporosis to kick in.

What do you think?

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-14-2003
Mon, 10-06-2003 - 3:36pm

This certainly has been a big topic of discussion lately.

 


 


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