Post by Tressie on Jun 9, 2011 17:48:01 GMT -4
Researcher promotes awareness of accidental hormone exposure in pets
June 8, 2011
By: Edie Lau
For The VIN News Service
Cynthia Stuenkel, MD, an endocrinology researcher and past president of the North American Menopause Society, is actively spreading the word that pets may develop health problems from inadvertent contact with hormone creams, gels and sprays used by their owners.
Just over a year ago, Cynthia Stuenkel, MD, a prominent endocrinologist in San Diego, Calif., knew nothing of the possibility that topical hormone therapies popular with menopausal women could cause health problems in patients’ dogs and cats.
Today, Stuenkel is a tireless messenger on the topic.
Full article available at: news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=18762
June 8, 2011
By: Edie Lau
For The VIN News Service
Cynthia Stuenkel, MD, an endocrinology researcher and past president of the North American Menopause Society, is actively spreading the word that pets may develop health problems from inadvertent contact with hormone creams, gels and sprays used by their owners.
Just over a year ago, Cynthia Stuenkel, MD, a prominent endocrinologist in San Diego, Calif., knew nothing of the possibility that topical hormone therapies popular with menopausal women could cause health problems in patients’ dogs and cats.
Today, Stuenkel is a tireless messenger on the topic.
Full article available at: news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=18762