11.   Some companies have decided not to use milk containing the hormone, and say so on their cartons.

12.   The labels usually state that they contain placenta, hormones or estrogen, although not all products that make such claims contain active hormones.

13.   Under FDA regulations, over-the-counter products containing hormones are drugs, and thus require specific approval.

14.   It, thus, might have fewer side effects than female birth control drugs that contain hormones.

15.   Some imported beef may contain injected hormones not used in Jamaica.

16.   Two contraceptives marketed in the United States, Depo-Provera and Norplant, contain synthetic hormones called progestins that mimic many of the effects of progesterone.