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Patients

Taking Estradiol
61 Patients currently take Estradiol
6 Patients stopped taking Estradiol
jbphotonut Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile jbphotonut 0.5mg daily since Jul 01, 2000
WysWoman Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile WysWoman 3mg daily since Jan 01, 1998
Laya Sensation: Severe Overall: Severe Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: severe Walking: severe See profile Laya 2mg daily since Aug 27, 2007

Brand Names: Climara HRT patch, Delestrogen, Divigel, Estrace, Estrium, Menostar, Vagifem, Vivelle, Vivelle-Dot Patch
Generic Name: Estradiol
See also: Estrogen patch

What is Estradiol? Estradiol is a female hormone used in hormone replacement therapy, fertility therapy, and in the treatment of certain medical conditions. Read more...

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Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

67 patients in the community are taking or have taken Estradiol.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	41	61%
General health	20	29%
Mood swings	1	1%
disease-related symptoms	1	1%
Sexual dysfunction	1	1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Estradiol.

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0 mg day	0 day	0.05 mg week	0.1 mg week	0.025 mg day	0.05 mg day	0.2 mg week	0.0375 mg day	0.1 mg day	0.1 mg day	0.75 g week	1 week	0.25 mg day	2 week	0.3 mg day	0 mcg none	0.5 mg day	0.75 mg day	1 mg day	2 mg day	2 day	3 mg day	5 mg day	8 mg day	10 mg day	12 mg day	25 mg day	300 mg day
8	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	5	1	15	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Estradiol or how long patients were taking Estradiol before stopping.

Currently taking Estradiol

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	2	3	6	7	31

Stopped taking Estradiol

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Estradiol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	3	50%
Did not seem to work	2	33%
Personal research	1	17%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	50%	2
Moderate	50%	2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	17%	1
Mild	17%	1
None	67%	4

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, none

Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 6)

Gypsy

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by Gypsy
Aug 20, 2008