Hormone Quick Reference Guide

A Quick-Reference Guide to Hormone Replacement Therapies
Generic Name	Brand Name	Route of Administration	Strength (mg)	Source of Active Ingredients	Dosing
Branded Hormone Replacement Therapy Preparations
Conjugated estrogens	Premarin	Oral Vaginal Cream	0.3 0.625 0.9 1.25 2.5 0.625 mg/g	Pregnant mares urine	Continuous
Conjugated estrogens	Cenestin	Oral	0.625 0.9 1.25	Synthesized from soy and yams	Continuous
Esterified estrogens (estrone, equilin)	EstraTab	Oral	0.625	Both estrone and equilin are synthesized from soy and yams	Continuous
Esterified estrogens (estrone, equilin)	Menest	Oral	0.3 0.625 1.25 2.5	Both estrone and equilin are synthesized from soy	Continuous
Micronized estradiol	Estrace	Oral Vaginal Cream	0.5 1 2 0.01%	Synthesized from soy and yams	Continuous
Estropipate	Ogen	Oral Vaginal Cream	0.625 1.25 2.5 1.5 mg/g	Synthesized from Mexican yams	Continuous
Estropipate	Ortho-Est	Oral	0.625 1.25 2.5	Synthesized from yams	Continuous
Ethinyl estradiol	Estinyl	Oral	0.02 0.05 0.5	Synthesized from Mexican yams	Continuous
Estradiol	Alora	Transdermal patch	0.05 0.75 0.1	Synthetic	Continuous
Estradiol	Climara	Transdermal patch	0.05 0.1	Synthesized from soybeans	Continuous
Estradiol	Estraderm	Transdermal patch	0.05 0.1	Synthesized from Mexican yams	Continuous
Estradiol	FemPatch	Transdermal patch	0.25	Synthetic	Continuous
Estradiol	Vivelle Vivelle-Dot	Transdermal patch	0.0375 0.05 0.075 0.1	Synthesized from Mexican yams	Continuous
Estradiol Norethindrone acetate	Activella	Oral	1 0.5	Synthetic Synthetic	Continuous
Estradiol	Estring	Vaginal ring	2	Synthesized from Mexican yams	Continuous
Estradiol cypionate	Depo-Estradiol	Intramuscular	5	Synthetic	Monthly
Estradiol valerate	Delestrogen	Intramuscular	10 20 40	Synthetic	Monthly
Conjugated estrogens Medroxy Progesterone acetate	PremPro	Oral		Pregnant mares urine Synthetic	Continuous
Conjugated estrogens Medroxy progesterone acetate	PremPhase	Oral		Pregnant mares urine Synthetic	Cyclic
Esterified estrogens Methyltestosterone acetate	EstraTest HS	Oral	0.625 1.25	Synthesized from soy and yams Synthetic	Continuous
Esterified estrogens Methyltestosterone acetate	EstraTest HS	Oral	1.25 2.5	Synthesized from soy and yams Synthetic	Continuous
Ethinyl estradiol Norethindrone acetate	Femhrt	Oral	0.005 1	Synthesized from soy Synthesized from soy	Continuous
Estradiol Norgestimate	OrthoPrefest	Oral		Synthesized from soy Synthetic	Pulsed
Extradiol Norethindrone acetate	Combipatch	Transdermal patch		Synthesized from soy Synthesized from yams	Continuous
Micronized progesterone	Prometrium	Oral	100 200	Synthesized from Mexican yams	Cyclic continuous
Micronized Progesterone	Crinone	Vaginal gel	4% 8%	Synthesized from Mexican yams	Cyclic Continuous
Medroxyprogesterone acetate	Provera	Oral	2.5 5 10	Synthetic	Cyclic Continuous
Medroxyprogesterone acetate	Cycrin	Oral	2.5 5 10	Synthetic	Cyclic Continuous
Medroxyprogesterone acetate	Amen	Oral	2.5 5 10	Synthetic	Cyclic Continuous
Norethindrone acetate	Aygestin	Oral	5	Synthetic	Cyclic
Testosterone	Testoderm	Transdermal patch	4 5 6	Synthetic	Continuous
Testosterone	Androderm	Transdermal patch	2.5 5	Synthesized from soy	Continuous
Testosterone	Androgel	Transdermal gel	25 50	Synthesized from yams or soy	Continuous
Testosterone cypionate	Depo- testosterone	Intramuscular	100 mg/mL 200 mg/mL	Synthetic	Monthly Twice/month
Testosterone enanthate	Delatestryl	Intramuscular	100 mg/mL 200 mg/mL	Synthetic	Monthly Twice/month
Compounded Hormone Replacement Therapy Preparations
Estrone Estradiol Estriol (Triple estrogen)	No; compound	Oral Transdermal Sublingual Vaginal	Customized (common dosages: 1.25, 2.5, 5)	Synthesized from soy	Continuous
Estradiol Estriol (Bi-estrogen)	No; compound	Oral Transdermal Sublingual Vaginal	Customized (common dosages: 1.25, 2.5, 5)	Synthesized from soy	Continuous
Estriol	No; compound	Oral Transdermal Sublingual Vaginal	Customized for each patient	Synthesized from soy	Continuous
Progesterone	No; compound	Oral Transdermal Sublingual Vaginal Injectable	Customized for each patient	Synthesized from soy or yams	Cyclic Continuous
Testosterone	No; compound	Oral Transdermal Sublingual Pellet Vaginal	Custmized for each patient	Synthesized from soy	Continuous
Testosterone propionate	No; compound	Intramuscular	Customized for each patient	Synthetic	Monthly Twice/month

The information in this chart was compiled from literature supplied by manufacturers of the products listed and/or by the manufacturer's technical support staff.
The list of products is not complete but rather reflects the identification of the most commonly prescribed hormone replacement products.

Avail = available, Approv = approved

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