RAPE:
DRUGS USED
PROGESTEREX
Emails have been circulating about a new drug called "Progesterex" being used along with Rohypnol as a date rape drug. It is reported that Progesterex is a small pill used by veterinarians to sedate and sterilize horses, but is now being used at parties not only to rape, but also to sterilize, so women can't be impregnated with the rapist's sperm. It is also stated that this new drug permanently sterilizes women.
Is this true? NO!
Much research was done on the matter; no evidence of the existence of such a drug was substantiated by veterinarians, pharmacists, and researchers at the following agencies and institutions:
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- Cornell University, Equine and Farm Animal Hospital
- University of Saskatchewan, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
- University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, New Bolton Center
Further, these experts state that the one equine medication taken orally that tangentially relates to the stated purpose of "Progesterex" is used to temporarily prevent mares from coming into heat (estrus).
This is sourced from the Columbia University's health education pages "Go Ask Alice ©" to be found at www.alice.columbia.edu/goaskalice