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Use these questions when talking with your healthcare provider to decide if a prescription for EstroGel would benefit you.
• What treatments/therapies are available to help my menopause symptoms?
• What are the risks and benefits of estrogen therapy?
• What are the benefits of using a gel compared with other forms of estrogen therapy?
• Are there lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise, that can also help reduce my menopause symptoms?


EstroGel is an easy-to-use, low-dose estrogen therapy gel providing relief from common menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness and itching.1 Print this page, and take the questions with you to your next appointment.
 

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EstroGel (AN ESTROGEN HORMONE)?

Estrogens increase the chance of getting cancer of the uterus (womb). Report any unusual vaginal bleeding right away while you are using EstroGel. Vaginal bleeding after menopause may be a warning sign of cancer of the uterus (womb). Your healthcare provider should check any unusual vaginal bleeding to find the cause.

Do not use estrogens with or without progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, or dementia. Using estrogens with or without progestins may increase your chance of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, and blood clots.

Using estrogens, with or without progestins, may increase your risk of dementia, based on a study of women age 65 or older.

Do not start using EstroGel if you have unusual vaginal bleeding, currently have or have had certain cancers, had a stroke or heart attack in the past year, currently have or have had blood clots, currently have or have had liver problems, are allergic to EstroGel or any of its ingredients, or think you may be pregnant.

Common side effects of estrogens include headache, breast pain, irregular vaginal bleeding or spotting, stomach/abdominal cramps, bloating, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, fluid retention, and vaginal yeast infection.

You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with EstroGel.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see full patient information (PDF) and boxed warning.

REFERENCE: 1. EstroGel 0.06% [package insert]. Herndon, VA: ASCEND Therapeutics, Inc; 2008.

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