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Show BRIEF SUMMARY OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT FOR PREMPRO™ AND PREMPHASE® re ee Pantene ato ee oe ‘shorter time periods. The effects of added progestin on studies have ‘reported a somewhal increased risk, rte tar tapeacest emetpra ine Others have LAMM ei Not. mest shoud be taken PREMPROand PREMPHASE yout body HY The ¢ you wll intend for women who have had hysterectomy (surgical removal ofthe tes) _, steer tae seaport ust a0 se rs, Your ie, wh oud, ner ets benefits. Te eng of reatment |wormant fo woman. Check with your doct "WO PREMPRD cr PREMPSE Ney evel mesilate aya Tee ae from absence of beeing to requir Deeting. 1 bleeding oxeurs is fe moder mest bieding, but it may be hea. 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Estrogens y (7 use may have sno risks Afterchldbith or when breasteding a baby Esp Sy sf bt om ag with milk after a baby is bom, Such treatment may increase the risk of developing blood clots (see RISKS OF ESTROGENS AND/OR PROGESTINS) Ii you are breastleeding, you should avoid using any drugs because ‘Bealertfosons ofrouble ary of these varing sionals(ray aber urusual symp) happen while you wlll gaelpeobteeriase. heat or lngs). niting, dizziness, faintness, aot (evieagposh fs ne oe) doctor or a ‘veasts moth). * ellowing lhe skin andor whites oftheeyes (possible live problems) «Pain, sweling,or tendemess in the abdomen (possiblegallbladder problem), OTHER INFORMATION 1 h, weakness or numbness of an y othe Taking progestin,another homonal dug, wih estogens lover the rk o veloping tis Ther, sinc your Menus has not been removed, your doctor has presorbed PREMPRO or FAEMPASE wi Fast a popseee You should know, however thal tking esogens wit progestins may have uneathy eet on blood sugar, of youhealth care provide. RISKS OF ESTROGENS AND/OR PROGESTINS Gates Hye yg wich cnases mrt a lo kr egy anreport any unusual vaginal bleedin right away. utrcance. Yo oases varaegote case The isk olcance ole ‘Some research has shown that estrogens taken without progestins may protect women against developing heat disease, However, thisis no certain. The protection shown may have Lex neues ena the estogentreatment isl. In genera, reated physcal atv to protect against heart dase r doses ae taken. There is 2 higher risk ol cancer of the uterus i you are overweight, diabetic, or have high blood pressure. The! ie in eet tg eager ane ese otrey, on x ony wile tei) See eat16s saat Wk faaa aaa The possi 19 ee USP) om) Usually, Check wit your doctor ioe bdr run ax dient fs Dea pad «by using a combination exrogen/progestin product. Cancer he beast. Mest stuteshave ot shown 2 higher riko rast cancerwemen who have eer used estogens, However, some studieshave report! breast cancer developed morfle (upowieheusual ate) ee wrKeep thisand all drugs out ofthe rach of children. In case of overdose, call your doctor, hospital, or poison 5 more, Physi out of rach of children La 1067-2 el Refrence Revised June 10,1908 1990, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories WAPR.061 1 World Leadership in Women's Paecunoinnee Philadelphia, PA 19101 and, once military success was achieved, created a nonviolent democracy. The "| cocaretinfaeseeecetearumendtsraes sa The American Revolution began in 1776 st eniageen ol e ltnnd asion oe abia ay on, though re Sa BOOKS Two Revelations Illuminated 7375-02 duced mail murder, mayhem inthe and reign intemal “Madame Guillotine”and the dictatorship of Napoleon. Yet both were inspired by similar ideals of human liberty and justice, and were instigated by dedicated patriots. How and whydid they so diverge? Thatis the question addressed by Susan Dunn,a professor:at Williams College, in her ptive book Sister Revolutions: French Lightning, American Light (Faber and Faber,$26). She finds part of her answer in differences in national history (the Americans had gained political experience as Colonials, while the French, raised under an absolute monarchy, were absolute novices). Butshe also finds intriguing ne —and tween suchrevolutionists as ee ilton and Madison on oneside of the ocean, and Robespierre, Sieyés and Saint-J ton the other, with our old t friends the Marquis de Lafayette and Alexis de Tocqueville wandering betweenthe two. However, it was the U.S. Minister to France, Gouverneur Morris, who perhaps offered the most succinct analysisofall whenhe said in 1790 that the French “have taken Genius instead of Reason for their Guide, adopted Experimentinstead of Experience, and wanderin the Dark because they prefer Lightning to Light.” Whether you celebrate the Fourth ofJuly or Bastille Day, this book has muchto tell you. PAGE 28 + MAY 7, 2000 - PARADE MAGAZINE |