Compare Prempro vs. Elestrin

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Relieves hot flashes due to menopause.

Elestrin (Estradiol gel) is a good, easy-to-use option if you don’t want to use pills or patches with estrogen hormones.

Upsides
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  • Elestrin (Estradiol gel) replaces estrogen to your whole body and relieves multiple symptoms due to low estrogen, like hot flashes and vaginal dryness.
  • Elestrin (Estradiol gel) is good for people who don't want to or can't take daily pills.
  • Elestrin (Estradiol gel) has fewer side effects than birht control pills since there are lower amounts of estrogen.
  • Most people start to feel better within 3-4 weeks of starting Elestrin (Estradiol gel).
Downsides
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  • Taking Elestrin (Estradiol gel) increases your risk for many conditions, like endometrial or breast cancer, dementia, heart disease, and blood clots.
  • You have to use Elestrin (Estradiol gel) with another hormone called progestin to lower your risk of uterine cancer.
  • Not a good option for people with liver problems.
  • It's possible to expose other people to the estrogen before it's absorbed by your skin.
  • Can be expensive since it's only available as a brand name product.
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Used for
  • Menopause - Moderate to severe abnormal vasomotor function Menopause - Moderate to severe vaginal atrophy - Moderate to severe vulvar atrophy Postmenopausal osteoporosis
  • In women with an intact uterus; Prophylaxis
Dosage forms
  • Pill
  • Gel
Price
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Side effects
The Prempro (Conjugated Estrogens / Medroxyprogesterone Acetate) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
4possible side effects
  • Unusual vaginal bleeding
    9%
  • Common cold
    9%
  • Breast pain
    8%
  • Lung infection
    4%
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Risks and risk factors
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  • Endometrial cancer
    • Using estrogen for more than one year
  • Breast cancer
    • Personal or family history of breast cancer
    • Using estrogen for more than one year
  • Increased risk of blood clots and stroke
    • Personal or family history of blood clots
    • Smoking
    • Obesity
    • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
  • Increased risk of heart disease
    • Smoking
    • Obesity
    • High blood pressure
    • High blood sugar
    • High cholesterol
    • Age 50 or older
  • Dementia
    • Age 65 or older
  • Pancreas swelling (pancreatitis)
    • High levels of triglycerides
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