i'm looking for the # of women who took Hormone Replacement Therapy
(prempro/Premarin/provera)-- not acutal presciptions #'s but # of
women. Any help appreciated- figure does not have to be exact - just a
ballpark for a presentation i have in hour.... THANKS!

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 27 May 2005 12:29 PDT

Here are some figures from 2000 and 2001, before the news about the risks of HRT:

"It is estimated that 8.6 million American women take combined HRT
(estrogen and progestin) according to Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, a
drug company that makes Premarin, a type of synthetic estrogen. 
Another 12 million women who have had hysterectomies (removal of the
uterus) take estrogen alone."

http://imaginis.com/breasthealth/news/news6.13.00.asp  

"According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 20 million
women take estrogen as hormone-replacement therapy."

http://www.womensradio.com/reallife/Health/estrogen_carcinogen.htm 

If this is fully satisfactory, I'll be glad to repost these links as
your answer, If this isn't what you're looking for, a few more details
about your exact need would be very helpful.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 31 May 2005 10:01 PDT

Are you needing further research on this question? If so, I can try to
gather more info for you. If the material I posted above was fully
satisfactory, I'll be glad to repost it as your official Answer.

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Clarification of Question by aprillee76-ga on 31 May 2005 10:53 PDT

that is what i needed, thanks so much

I'm glad to know that the information I found met your needs. I have
reposted it below.

"It is estimated that 8.6 million American women take combined HRT
(estrogen and progestin) according to Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, a
drug company that makes Premarin, a type of synthetic estrogen.
Another 12 million women who have had hysterectomies (removal of the
uterus) take estrogen alone."

Imaginis: Contradictory Reports On Hormone Replacement Therapy and
Breast Cancer Risk Alarm Women (dateline June 13, 2000)
http://imaginis.com/breasthealth/news/news6.13.00.asp  

"According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 20 million
women take estrogen as hormone-replacement therapy."

Women's Radio: Feds Label Estrogen a "Known Carcinogen"
http://www.womensradio.com/reallife/Health/estrogen_carcinogen.htm 

My Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: "10..30 million women" OR "10..30 million american
women" hrt OR "hormone replacement therapy"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2210..30+million+women%22+OR+%2210..30+million+american+women%22+hrt+OR+%22hormone+replacement+therapy%22

Best regards,
pinkfreud