Question 1

Indications?

Accepted Answer

This medication is a sex hormone, prescribed for treating conditions due to menopause, treating vulval﻿‍​‍‍‍​‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍​‍﻿ or vaginal atrophy, prostate cancer, and preventing osteoporosis (brittle bones). It is also used for estrogen replacement therapy after failure of the ovaries and to relieve the symptoms of breast cancer.

Question 2

Dosage?

Accepted Answer

Estradiol  - Indications, Dosage, Side Effects and Precautions: PATCH, EXTENDED RELEASE .0375 mg/d

Question 3

Side Effects?

Accepted Answer

Central Nervous System
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Headache, dizziness, sleeplessness, depression, anxiety, nervousness, migraine.
Gastrointestinal
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Abdominal distension, abdominal pain, flatulence, nausea, con﻿‍​‍‍‍​‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍​‍﻿stipation, upset stomach , diarrhea, bleeding, toothache, tooth disorder.
Skin
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Rash, itching, inflammation of the skin, skin scar.
Heart
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Temporary loss of consciousness and posture, vein in

Question 4

Warnings?

Accepted Answer

•Conditions that become more severe with estrogen include fluid retention; increase in calcium level, poor blood flow to the brain, coronary artery disease, gall bladder di﻿‍​‍‍‍​‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍​‍﻿seases; lipid effects; familial defects of lipoprotein metabolism.
May increase blood pressure, risk of blood clot in the vein, breast cancer, benign tumor of the liver, endometrial cancer, dementia and size of

Estradiol - Indications, Dosage, Side Effects and Precautions

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