WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2001: Re: Estrace VS Premarin for tvh/bso

Re: Estrace VS Premarin for tvh/bso

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 6 Oct 2001 10:29:52 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 6 Oct 2001, Leslie wrote: >
>I was recently switched from 1.25 dose of Premarin to 1-2 mg of Estrace
>(I get to choose??). Since beginning on the Estrace, I have had
>horrible headaches and have been developing cramps in my calves at night
>while sleeping. My doctor, a military doc,, thought the change might
>help as I was beginning to have hot flashes and symptoms with the
>premarin. I am only 37 and cannot keep going on like this. Is there a
>higher dose of premarin that I could have taken rather than the switch
>to estrace? On November 1st my new private health insurance will kick in
>and I will be able to see an obgyn, but until then I am really having
>alot of trouble with this. We recently moved to California from Florida
>and I was not comfortable with the new doctor at all. He did not
>respond to my complaints of pain in my pelvic area (swelling and
>discomfort) and other HRT issues and basically said you need to switch
>to Estrace. I am 5 months postop.
>Any suggestions to get me thru the next month would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>--
>Leslie
>
>--
>Leslie
>

Leslie

There are several ways around this. I suggest you go to estratest. It is 1.25 of conjugated estrogen (like premarin) and adds some testosterone that can help 'strengthen' the estrogen effect and it can be very helpful for a young surgically menopausal woman like you.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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