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What is Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone?

Esterified estrogen and methyltestosterone is an estrogen and progestin combination. It is used to treat women who experience hot flashes and do not get relief from estrogen-only therapy.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 13 2 Efficacy_moderate
Hysterectomy 9 2 Efficacy_major
Hormone replacement 5 0
Hot flashes 3 0
General health 2 0
Menopause 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 38 patients currently taking Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

Stomach upset 1

Reported Dosages

  daily 0.625 mg-1.25 mg m,w,f 0.625 mg daily 2 x 1.25 mg-2.5 mg weekly 1 other daily 1 mg daily 0.625 mg-1.25 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1.25 mg-2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 67%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 17%
Expense 1   Expense: 17%
Other 1   Other: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
0

Stopped Taking Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

Always
 7 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 14%
Not at all
 6 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 20%
< $25
 4 80%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.