Well, I might not have been clear about it, but I did get accepted into the internship for the program I am in. The problem? They do not have enough placements for us. And, they eluded to the fact that we could be failed for not getting the 99 hours required. SAY WHAT?!?!?! I am paying tuition for an internship I am not on, and you are going to fail me for it? Okay, it is just me, or is that insanity?

On the other hand, I am going to be a new mom. That’s right. I am now the proud mom of my very own Sea Monkeys. Well, they are not born yet, I have not added the water to them as yet, but they will be soon! The box says these comical pets can live for years! (with proper care) And, I will have dozens of them. I am going to name them all, every last one of them.

There are just some things that should not be tolerated.

One of those things is “Premarin".

Note… The content of this page, while not sexual in nature, is quite graphic. Some of the things you read here may be upsetting.
But that’s the point.

NEWS!!!! March 30, 1999
2.4 BILLION Prescriptions in 1998
and what drug was number one?
THAT’S RIGHT!! PREMARIN!!!
It sickens me.

As a woman who is in the baby boomer age, I am fully aware of how much our generation of women is being used as hormonal guinea pigs. I am specifically talking about Hormone Replacement Therapy. On this page, I do not have an opinion for or against HRT.

However, I do have a VERY STRONG opinion and outrage against the doling out of the drug “Premarin” to women at menopausal age.

In case you do not know, here is how Premarin is derived.
PREgnant MARes urINe.

That’s right. Horse piss.. The hormones used in Premarin are taken from the urine of pregnant horses. There are about 8 to 9 million women using Premarin.
You may be thinking, so what’s the big deal? Let me see if I can explain.

A mare is impregnated through artificial insemination, and then put in a stall with a Urine Collection Device attached to her bodies. And there she stands. And stands. And stands. Never allowed to lay down. This UCD is supposed to be so much more humane than a catheter, but it basically covers the mare’s vulva, and often means a device filled with urine is always on her vulva, causing infection and pain.

The mares are kept quite well fed, so when they finally get so debilitated from constantly being impregnated and foaled, impregnated and foaled, they are ready for the slaughterhouse.

But, the mares are not given adequate water to drink. The less water the mares are given, the higher the concentration of estrogen. It’s all about profit, profit, profit, from the urine, to the mare, to their foals.

I am sure you can imagine what happens to all the baby horses.

PLEASE if anyone you know is taking Premarin, talk to her. Ask her to talk to her doctor about the alternatives. These alternatives are synthetic, or plant-based. Also, there are simple diet and lifestyle changes that a woman can make, particularly eating soy.

There simply is no excuse for the inhumane treatment of these horses. There is no excuse that women are not given all the facts about their medication, and alternatives. If you are a doctor reading this, and you prescribe Premarin, STOP!

My mantra is going to be “two more months, two more months". That’s how long it will be till I am out of school.
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