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Hormone Replacement Therapy for Perimenopause

Autor Ryan | 20.02.2012 | Category Woman's Health

Often, patients are surprised when I explain that hormone replacement therapy typically contains lower dosages of estrogen and progestin (synthetic progesterone) than does oral contraception. A typical dose of standard hormone replacement therapy is 0.625 milligrams of conjugated equine estrogen taken orally, which is equivalent to 0.05 milligrams 17 B-estradiol patch or 5 milligrams ethinyl estradiol taken orally. In comparison, a very low-dose oral contraceptive contains 20 milligrams of ethinyl estradiol, or four times that found in a typical standard hormone replacement dose given to a post-menopausal woman.