DEPO®-ESTRADIOL What is DEPO-Estradiol used for?

(estradiol cypionate)

What is DEPO-Estradiol used for?

DEPO-Estradiol is used during and after menopause to:

•: reduce moderate or severe menopausal symptoms. Estrogens are hormones made by a woman's ovaries. The ovaries normally stop making estrogens when a woman is between 45 to 55 years old. This drop in body estrogen levels causes the "change of life" or menopause (end of monthly menstrual periods). Sometimes both ovaries are removed during an operation before natural menopause takes place, the sudden drop in estrogen levels causes "surgical menopause."
When the estrogen levels begin dropping, some women develop very uncomfortable symptoms, such as feeling of warmth in the face, neck and chest or sudden strong feelings of heat and sweating ("hot flashes" or "hot flushes"). Using estrogen drugs can help the body adjust to lower estrogen levels and reduce these symptoms. Most women have only mild menopause symptoms or none at all and do not need estrogen drugs for these symptoms.
•: treat moderate to severe itching, burning, and dryness in or around the vagina.
You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with DEPO-Estradiol to control these problems.

DEPO-Estradiol is also used to:

•: treat certain conditions in women before menopause if their ovaries do not make enough estrogen.

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What is DEPO-Estradiol used for?

DEPO-Estradiol is used during and after menopause to:

•: reduce moderate or severe menopausal symptoms. Estrogens are hormones made by a woman's ovaries. The ovaries normally stop making estrogens when a woman is between 45 to 55 years old. This drop in body estrogen levels causes the "change of life" or menopause (end of monthly menstrual periods). Sometimes both ovaries are removed during an operation before natural menopause takes place, the sudden drop in estrogen levels causes "surgical menopause."
When the estrogen levels begin dropping, some women develop very uncomfortable symptoms, such as feeling of warmth in the face, neck and chest or sudden strong feelings of heat and sweating ("hot flashes" or "hot flushes"). Using estrogen drugs can help the body adjust to lower estrogen levels and reduce these symptoms. Most women have only mild menopause symptoms or none at all and do not need estrogen drugs for these symptoms.
•: treat moderate to severe itching, burning, and dryness in or around the vagina.
You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with DEPO-Estradiol to control these problems.

DEPO-Estradiol is also used to:

•: treat certain conditions in women before menopause if their ovaries do not make enough estrogen.

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What is DEPO-Estradiol used for?

DEPO-Estradiol is used during and after menopause to:

•: reduce moderate or severe menopausal symptoms. Estrogens are hormones made by a woman's ovaries. The ovaries normally stop making estrogens when a woman is between 45 to 55 years old. This drop in body estrogen levels causes the "change of life" or menopause (end of monthly menstrual periods). Sometimes both ovaries are removed during an operation before natural menopause takes place, the sudden drop in estrogen levels causes "surgical menopause."
When the estrogen levels begin dropping, some women develop very uncomfortable symptoms, such as feeling of warmth in the face, neck and chest or sudden strong feelings of heat and sweating ("hot flashes" or "hot flushes"). Using estrogen drugs can help the body adjust to lower estrogen levels and reduce these symptoms. Most women have only mild menopause symptoms or none at all and do not need estrogen drugs for these symptoms.
•: treat moderate to severe itching, burning, and dryness in or around the vagina.
You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with DEPO-Estradiol to control these problems.

DEPO-Estradiol is also used to:

•: treat certain conditions in women before menopause if their ovaries do not make enough estrogen.

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