芬兰土尔库大学妇产科学系Punnonen等医生报道1例14年前因子宫肌瘤曾作子宫不全切除和双侧卵巢切除的62岁老妇人,阴道涂片检查呈现有强烈的雌激素效应。该老妇人从未服用过雌激素类制剂,但在过去一年内,曾交替服用过罗马尼亚人参(Rumanian ginseng)和益康宁(Gerovital)各2周,停药3周后 Punnonen and other doctors of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University, Finland, reported a 62-year-old woman who had uterine fibroids and bilateral ovariectomy 14 years ago who had uterine fibroids. Vaginal smear showed a strong estrogen effect . The older woman had never taken estrogen preparations, but in the past year she had taken Rumanian ginseng and Gerovital alternately for two weeks and three weeks after her withdrawal