Androgens and Estrogens : Before Using

Androgens and Estrogens - Systemic

Androgens and Estrogens *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For androgen and estrogen combination products, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to androgens, anabolic steroids, or estrogens. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Estrogens - contained in this combination drug are not recommended for use during pregnancy, since some estrogens have been shown to cause serious birth defects. Some daughters of women who took diethylstilbestrol - DES during pregnancy have developed reproductive - genital tract problems and, rarely, cancer of the vagina anduterine cervix when they reached childbearing age. Some sons of women who took DES during pregnancy have developed urinary-genital tract problems.

Androgens - contained in this combination drug must not be using during pregnancy because they may cause male-like changes in a female baby.

Breast-feeding problem

Use of this drug is not recommended in nursing mothers. Estrogens pass into the breast milk and their possible effect on the baby is not known. It is not known if androgens pass into breast milk. However androgens may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies such as too early sexual development in males or male-like changes in females.

Elderly care

This drug has been tested and has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in older women than it does in younger females.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking an androgen and estrogen combination product, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Acetaminophen - Tylenol - with long-term, high-dose use
Amiodarone - Cordarone
Anabolic steroids - nandrolone " Anabolin ", oxandrolone " Anavar ", oxymetholone " Anadrol ", stanozolol " Winstrol "
Anti-infectives by mouth or by injection - drug for infection
Antithyroid agents - drug for overactive thyroid
Carbamazepine - Tegretol
Carmustine - BiCNU
Chloroquine - Aralen
Dantrolene - Dantrium
Daunorubicin - Cerubidine
Disulfiram - Antabuse
Divalproex - Depakote
Etretinate - Tegison
Gold salts - drug for arthritis
Hydroxychloroquine - Plaquenil
Mercaptopurine - Purinethol
Methotrexate - Mexate
Methyldopa - Aldomet
Naltrexone - Trexan - with long-term, high-dose use
Phenothiazines - acetophenazine " Tindal ", chlorpromazine " Thorazine ", fluphenazine " Prolixin ", mesoridazine " Serentil ", perphenazine " Trilafon ", prochlorperazine " Compazine ", promazine " Sparine ", promethazine " Phenergan ", thioridazine " Mellaril ", trifluoperazine " Stelazine ", triflupromazine " Vesprin ", trimeprazine " Temaril "
Phenytoin - Dilantin
Plicamycin - Mithracin
Valproic acid - Depakene Androgens, estrogens and all of these medication can cause liver damage. Your family doctor may want you to have extra blood tests that tell about your liver, while you are taking any of these medication with an androgen and estrogen combination product.

Anticoagulants - blood thinners Androgens can cause an increased effect of blood thinners, which could lead to uncontrolled or excessive bleeding

Cyclosporine - Sandimmune Estrogens can increase the chance of toxic effects to the kidney or liver from cyclosporine because estrogens can interfere with the body's ability to get the cyclosporine out of the bloodstream as it normally would

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of androgen and estrogen combination products. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Blood clots - or history of during previous estrogen therapy Estrogens may worsen blood clots or cause new clots to form

Breast cancer - active or suspected Estrogens may cause growth of the tum

Changes in vaginal bleeding of unknown causes Some irregular vaginal bleeding is a sign that the lining of the uterus is growing too much or is a sign of cancer of the uterus lining; estrogens may make these conditions worse

Diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes Androgens can decrease blood sugar levels

Edema - swelling of feet or lower legs causing by retaining "keeping " too much body water
Heart or circulation disease
Kidney disease
Liver disease Androgens can worsen these conditions because androgens cause the body to retain extra fluid - keep too much body water. Always heart or circulation disease can be worsened by androgens because androgens may increase blood cholesterol levels

Endometriosis Estrogens may worsen endometriosis by causing growth of endometriosis implants

Fibroid tumors of the uterus Estrogens may cause fibroid tumors to increase in size

Gallbladder disease or gallstones - or history of There is no clear evidence as to whether estrogens increase the risk of gallbladder disease or gallstones

Jaundice - or history of during pregnancy Estrogens use may worsen or cause jaundice in these diseaseds

Liver disease Toxic drug effects may occur in diseaseds with liver disease because the body is not able to get this drug out of the bloodstream as it normally would

Porphyria Estrogens can worsen porphyria