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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 8 2
hormone replacement 2 0
Hot flashes 1 0
General health 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 50%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

stomach upset
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 1 other daily 0.625 mg-1.25 mg daily 1.25 mg-2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
1 100% Doctor's advice: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

Currently Taking Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

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

Stopped Taking Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 50%
Not at all
1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 23, 2009.