Translations:HRT/51/en
Prices are indicative, the cost depends on the dosage. | - |6mg-10mg/day (according to Dr. Will Powers) 4mg-8mg/day (according to Greek Endocrinologists) |A |
- Only white pills are used. Browns are not estradiol and have no feminizing effect.
- You need antiandrogens or GNRH antagonists if you haven't had an orchiectomy.
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Progynova
|Estradiol Valerate (EV) |Pill tablet |Orally or sublingually |~22€ for 72 pills of 1 mg or ~32€ for 72 pills of 2 mg Prices are indicative, the cost depends on the dosage. | - |4mg-8mg/day |A |
- There is no reason to use it in Greece since Cyclacur is available in Greek pharmacies.
- You need antiandrogens or GNRH antagonists if you haven't had an orchiectomy.
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Estrofem, Estrifam (german brand name), Trisequens
|Estradiol Hemihydrate |Pill tablet |Orally or sublingually |~30€ for 28 pills of 2 mg without shipping costs. Prices are indicative, the cost depends on the dosage. | - |4mg-8mg/day |A |
- There is no reason to use it in Greece since Cyclacur is available in Greek pharmacies.
- You need antiandrogens or GNRH antagonists if you haven't had an orchiectomy.
- Trisequens, while being available in Greece, is odd to take with 12 pills being 2mg EH, 10 norgestrel, and 6 1mg EH, for a much higher price than Cyclacur.
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Dermestril
|Estradiol Hemihydrate |Patch |Trans-dermally |44€ for 24 patches of 100mcg ~15€ for 8 patches of 50mcg | - |50mcg/3.5 days (when starting off) 100mcg/3.5 days (whenever your e2 levels are stable) |A |
- If you have no idea how to apply patches watch this: Demonstrational Video
- You need antiandrogens or GNRH antagonists if you haven't had an orchiectomy.
- 100mcg patches can be cut into 2 if needed.
|- |Neofollin (can be ordered from pharmacies near Czechia, not tested in Greece), Delestrogen (Vial, unavailable), Progynon Depot (Ampules, unavailable) |
Estradiol Valerate (EV)
|Injectable |Subcutaneous or Intramuscular |80€/year (including shipping costs, syringes and alcohol swabs) | - |5-7mg/5 days (monotherapy) 4-5mg/7 days (only in combination with an antiandrogen or GNRH agonist) |A+ |
- It can be used without antiandrogens or GNRH agonists in (Monotherapy) by increasing the dosage.
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Estradiol Enanthate (EEn)
|Injectable |Subcutaneous or Intramuscular |80€/year (including shipping costs, syringes and alcohol swabs) | - |2.5mg-7mg/7 days (usual dosage: 4mg/7days) |A+ |
- It can be used without antiandrogens or GNRH agonists in (Monotherapy) by increasing the dosage.
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Estradiol Undecylate (EU, EUn)
|Injectable |Subcutaneous or Intramuscular |130€/year (including shipping costs, syringes and alcohol swabs) | - |15-20mg/2 weeks 20-40mg+/4 weeks |A+ |
- There's not much info on dosages, usually seen in monotherapy.
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