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Your Health
During Menopause


What Is Menopause?
What IS A Hot Flash?
34 Signs of Menopause
Meno Survival Tips
Recommendations
Bioidentical Hormones
Revival Soy Protein
About Your Hormones
The HRT Controversy
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Progesterone
Testosterone
Testosterone Benefits
Selecting A Doctor
Menopause Tests?
Vaginal Dryness / Sex
Progestins/Progesterone
Estrogen / Progestins
Menopause & The Mind
Fibroid Info
Fibroids: No Surgery
Uterine Fibroids
Low Libido
Sexual Individuality
Bioidenticals & WHI
Adrenal Fatigue
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Vaginal Infections
Weaning Off HRT
Fibroids & UAE
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Conventional & Synthetic Hormone Brands and Doses


HORMONE DOSES AND BRAND NAMES

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Bioidentical Hormones

Brand Name Active Ingredients Dosage Manufacturer
ORAL ESTROGENS
Estrace micronized
estradiol
1 mg
2 mg
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Estratab esterified estrogen 0.3 mg
0.625 mg
1.25 mg
2.5 mg
Solvay
Estrovis quinestrol 0.1 mg Parke-Davis
Menest esterified estrogen 0.3 mg
0.625 mg
1.25 mg
SmithKline
Beecham
Ogen estropipate 0.625 mg
1.25 mg
Ortho-McNeil
Cenestin Conjugated plant derived 0.625 mg
0.9 mg
1.25
Solvay
Premarin conjugated equine
estrogens
0.3 mg
0.625 mg
0.9 mg
1.25 mg
2.5 mg
Wyeth-Ayerst
ESTROGEN PATCHES
Alora estradiol (matrix) 0.05 mg
0.075 mg
0.1 mg
Procter & Gamble
Climara estradiol (matrix) 0.5 mg
0.1 mg
Berlex
CombiPatch
(new)
estradiol with
norethindrone
50/140 mcg
50/250 mcg
Rhone-Poulenc
Rorer
Estraderm estradiol
reservoir
0.05 mg
0.1mg
Novartis
Rorer
Fempatch estradiol (matrix) 0.025 mg Parke-Davis
Vivelle estradiol (matrix) 0.375 mg
0.05 mg
0.075 mg
0.1 mg
Novartis
ESTROGEN RING
Estring
(new)
estradiol 2.0 mg Pharmacia &
Upjohn
SERM: selective estrogen receptor modulator
Evista raloxifene 60 mg Eli Lilly
ESTROGEN CREAM (FOR VAGINAL USE)
Estrace estradiol 0.1 mg in
1 g cream
Bristol-Meyers
Squibb
Ogen estropipate 1.5 mg in
1 g cream
Pharmcia &
Upjohn
Ortho dinestrol 0.01
percent
Ortho-McNeil
Premarin conjugated equine
estrogens
0.625 mg
in 1 g cream
Wyeth-Ayerst
ESTROGEN COMBINED WITH TESTOSTERONE
Estratest esterified
estrogens
with methyl-
testosterone
1.25 mg

2.5 mg
Solvay
Estratest
H.S.
esterified
estrogens
with methyl-
testosterone
0.625 mg

1.25 mg
Solvay
ESTROGEN COMBINED WITH PROGESTIN
Prempro conjugated equine
estrogens
with medroxy-
progesterone
acetate
0.625 mg

2.5 mg
Wyeth-Ayerst
Premphase (2 tablets) conjugated equine
estrogens
with medroxy-
progesterone
acetate
0.625 mg

2.5 mg
Wyeth-Ayerst
femhrt ethinyl estradiol

with norethindrone
5 mcg estrogen

1 mg progestin
Pfizer
PROGESTINS AND PROGESTERONE
Amen medroxy-
progesterone
acetate
5 mg
10 mg
Reed & Carnrick
Aygestin norethindrone
acetate
5 mg ESI Lederle
Cycrin medroxy-
progesterone
acetate
2.5 mg
5 mg
10mg
ESI Lederle
Norlutate Norethindrone
acetate
5 mg Parke-Davis
Prometrium natural micronized
progesterone
100 mg
200 mg
Solvay
Provera medroxy-
progesterone
acetate
2.5 mg
5 mg
10 mg
Pharmacia &
Upjohn
 

 

Special thanks to Power Surge friend and frequent guest, Ruth Jacobowitz, for permission to use this list from her book, The Estrogen Answer Book.

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