ESTRADIOL
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Generic Name: Estradiol |
Classification: Women's Health |
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(These are common indications for Estradiol. There may be additional conditions not listed here. Check with your doctor if you have questions about your specific condition).
Estradiol Uses:
Use Estradiol to reduce moderate to severe menopausal symptoms, to treat vulval and vaginal atrophy, treat certain cancers in special situations and prevent the thinning of bones.
How Taken:
Talk to your local physician or pharmacist. You and your doctor should reevaluate whether or not you still need estrogens at least every six months.
Warnings/Precautions:
If you think you may be pregnant, do not use any form of estrogen-containing drug. Using Estradiol while you are pregnant may cause your unborn child to have birth defects. Estradiol does not prevent miscarriage.
Missed Dose:
If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.
Possible Side Effects:
The following side effects have been reported with use of this medicine: nausea and vomiting; breast tenderness or enlargement; enlargement of benign tumors; retention of excess fluid (this may make some conditions worsen, such as asthma, epilepsy, migraine, heart disease, or kidney disease); a spotty darken of the skin, particularly on the face.
Storage:
Store at controlled room temperature 15 to 30 degrees C (59 to 86 degrees F). Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children.
Overdose:
In case of overdose, call your doctor, hospital or poison control center immediately.
More Information:
You are cautioned to discuss very carefully with your doctor or health care provider all the possible risks and benefits of long-term estrogen and progestin treatment as they affect you personally.
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