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What is Estrogen derivative?

Estrogen is used to treat hot flashes and symptoms of menopause like vaginal dryness, itching, or burning, or to prevent osteoporosis. It is used to treat low levels of estrogen in certain conditions (eg, ovarian failure) and in some cases of breast and prostate cancer.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Other 9 2
General health 2 0
Menopause 2 0

See all 9 patients currently taking Estrogen derivative

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

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

Most commonly reported side effects

Weight gain
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  0.05 mg daily 0.45 mg daily 0.625 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.25 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Estrogen derivative (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Personal research
2 40% Personal research: 40%
Doctor's advice
2 40% Doctor's advice: 40%
Course of treatment ended
1 20% Course of treatment ended: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Estrogen derivative

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Estrogen derivative

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

Stopped Taking Estrogen derivative

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on March 21, 2010.