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Re: conversion from mcg's to mg's - need help?
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Sep 2000 09:00:29 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: gidge: "conversion from mcg's to mg's - need help?"

At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, gidge wrote: >
>Am going to switch from Loestrin birth control pills for HRT to Estinyl
>which is just straight Ethynil Estradiol minus the progestin....question
>is what would be a comparitive dose, my pill currently has 10-20mcg of
>Estradiol in it (I take 1/2 one day a whole the next) so Estinyl comes
>in .02mg, .03mg or .5mg what would I take to match the dosing, thanks
>for the help!! Gidge

1 mg contains 100 mcg 10 mcg = 0.1 mg 20 mcg = 0.2 mg
The amount of estrogen in OCP's is much greater than is needed for postmenopausal hormone replacement. If the uterus is still present, it is recommended strongly that a progestational agent be given with the estrogen, to prevent the development of endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial cancer.
RDB

-- R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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