Estrogen with Progestogen Combinations, Excluding Hormonal Contraceptives

Estrogen with progestogen combinations, excluding hormonal contraceptives are drugs used to provide additional female hormones when the body does not produce sufficient quantities by itself, for example during the menopause, to treat vulvar atrophy, and to prevent osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. They contain a combination of estrogen and progestogen, female hormones produced naturally in the body and which are required for regulation of the menstrual cycle and for normal female sexual development. Commonly prescribed estrogen with progestogen combinations, excluding hormonal contraceptives, include Activella (estradiol, norethindrone, mimvey, lopreeza, amabelz) and Prempro (conjugated estrogens, medroxyprogesterone).

Drugs classified as Estrogen with Progestogen Combinations, Excluding Hormonal Contraceptives are frequently used to treat the following conditions:

• Menopause
• Atrophic Vaginitis
• hot flashes
• osteoporosis prophylaxis

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