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Footnotes: a = No longer used or recommended, due to health concerns. b = As a single patch applied once or twice per week (worn for 3–4 days or 7 days), depending on the formulation. Note: Dosages are not necessarily equivalent.
Trough estradiol levels and MADRS Tooltip Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale scores with 1 mg sublingual micronized estradiol 3 to 8 times per day (3 to 8 mg/day total; mean 4.8 mg/day total) in women with postpartum depression. [8] Blood was drawn specifically in the mornings before the first dose of sublingual estradiol for the day. [8]
With intramuscular injections of estradiol valerate, it has been reported that a dose of 5 mg has a duration of 7 to 8 days, 10 mg a duration of 10 to 14 days, 40 mg a duration of 2 to 3 weeks (14 to 21 days), and 100 mg a duration of 3 to 4 weeks (21 to 28 days). [11] [12] [10]
25–50 mg/day Enzalutamide: Xtandi: Antiandrogen: Oral: 160 mg/day GnRH analogue: Various: GnRH modulator: Various: Variable Elagolix: Orilissa: GnRH antagonist: Oral: 150 mg/day or 200 mg twice daily Finasteride: Propecia: 5αR inhibitor: Oral: 1–5 mg/day Dutasteride: Avodart: 5αR inhibitor: Oral: 0.25–0.5 mg/day Progesterone: Prometrium ...
In combination with progestins for endometriosis in women. Although initially used alone, progestins were added in the 1960s and 1970s. [11] In addition, the estrogen diethylstilbestrol is an example of medical reversal as it increases the risk of endometriosis in the treated women and in their female children. [12] [13] Osteopenia and ...
A preliminary study of ovulation inhibition in women found that oral CEEs was 33% effective at 1.25 mg/day and 94% at 3.75 mg/day. [63] [64] A dosage of oral CEEs of 2.5 mg three times daily (7.5 mg/day total) has been found to suppress total testosterone levels in men to an equivalent extent as 3 mg/day oral diethylstilbestrol, which is the ...
The British National Formulary (BNF) is a United Kingdom (UK) pharmaceutical reference book that contains a wide spectrum of information and advice on prescribing and pharmacology, along with specific facts and details about many medicines available on the UK National Health Service (NHS).
Polyestradiol phosphate (PEP), sold under the brand name Estradurin, is an estrogen medication which is used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer in men. [1] [9] [2] [10] It is also used in women to treat breast cancer, as a component of hormone therapy to treat low estrogen levels and menopausal symptoms, and as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender women.