Category

• Antineoplastic Conjugated Estrogens; Diethylstilbestrol; Esterified Estrogens; Estradiol; Estradiol valerate; Estrone; Ethinyl Estradiol
• Estrogen, systemic Conjugated Estrogens; Diethylstilbestrol; Esterified Estrogens; Estradiol; Estrone; Estropipate; Ethinyl Estradiol
• Osteoporosis prophylactic Conjugated Estrogens; Esterified Estrogens; Estradiol; Estropipate
• Ovarian hormone therapy Conjugated Estrogens; Esterified Estrogens; Estradiol; Estropipate

Description Drug

Estrogens - ES-troe-jenz are female hormones. They are produced by the body and are necessary for the normal sexual development of the female and for the regulation of the menstrual cycle during the childbearing years.

The ovaries begin to produce less estrogen after menopause - the change of life. This drug is prescribed to make up for the lower amount of estrogen. Estrogens help relieve signs of menopause, such as hot flashes and unusual sweating, chills, faintness, or dizziness.

Estrogens are prescribed for few reasons:

• to provide additional hormone when the body does not produce enough of its own, such as during menopause or when female puberty - development of female sexual organs does not occur on time. Other conditions include a genital skin condition - vulvar atrophy, inflammation of the vagina - atrophic vaginitis, or ovary problems - female hypogonadism or failure or removal of both ovaries.
• to help prevent weakening of bones - osteoporosis in women past menopause.
• in the treat of selected cases of breast cancer in men and women.
• in the treat of cancer of the prostate in men.

Estrogens may also be using for other conditions as determined by your family doctor.

There is no medical evidence to support the belief that the use of estrogens will keep the patient feeling young, keep the skin soft, or delay the appearance of wrinkles. Nor has it been proven that the use of estrogens during menopause will relieve emotional and nervous symptoms, unless these symptoms are causing by other menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes or hot flushes.

Estrogens are available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral
• Conjugated Estrogens
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Diethylstilbestrol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Esterified Estrogens
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Estradiol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Estropipate
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Ethinyl Estradiol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada

Parenteral
• Conjugated Estrogens
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Diethylstilbestrol
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Estradiol
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Estrone
  • Injection - USA

Topical
• Estradiol
  • Emulsion - USA
  • Transdermal system - skin patch - USA and Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Alora ⁴
• Aquest ⁵
• Climara ⁴
• Delestrogen ⁴
• depGynogen ⁴
• Depo-Estradiol ⁴
• Depogen ⁴
• Dioval 40 ⁴
• Dioval XX ⁴
• Dura-Estrin ⁴
• Duragen-20 ⁴
• E-Cypionate ⁴
• Estinyl ⁷
• Estrace ⁴
• Estraderm ⁴
• Estragyn 5 ⁵
• Estragyn LA 5 ⁴
• Estra-L 40 ⁴
• Estrasorb ⁴
• Estratab
• Estro-Cyp ⁴
• Estrofem ⁴
• Estro-L.A. ⁴
• Estrone 5 ⁵
• FemPatch ⁴
• Gynogen L.A. 20 ⁴
• Gynogen L.A. 40 ⁴
• Kestrone-5 ⁵
• Menaval-20 ⁴
• Menest
• Ogen .625 ⁶
• Ogen 1.25 ⁶
• Ogen 2.5 ⁶
• Ortho-Est .625 ⁶
• Ortho-Est 1.25 ⁶
• Premarin
• Premarin Intravenous
• Stilphostrol
• Valergen-10 ⁴
• Valergen-20 ⁴
• Valergen-40 ⁴
• Vivelle ⁴
• Vivelle-Dot ⁴
• Wehgen ⁵

In Canada

• C.E.S.
• Delestrogen ⁴
• Estinyl ⁷
• Estrace ⁴
• Estradot ⁴
• Estraderm ⁴
• Femogex ⁴
• Honvol
• Ogen ⁶
• Premarin
• Premarin Intravenous
• Stilbestrol
• Vivelle ⁴

Other commonly using names are:

• DES
• Fosfestrol
• Oestradiol
• Oestrone
• Piperazine estrone sulfate
• Stilboestrol

For quick reference, the following estrogens are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.