Oestrogel® Estradiol 0.06% Gel

Description

What is 17β-Oestradiol 0.06% Gel Oestrogel®

Oestrogel is manufactured by a reputable Besins Healthcare. Oestrogel (alternative to Estrogel) is a transdermal gel containing estrogen that is applied to the skin and used for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), to substitute for a lack of oestrogen production by the ovaries that happens during menopause or following surgical removal of the ovaries.

Today’s women are smart, well-informed, and deserve to be the best they can be. And if the symptoms of menopause are negatively affecting your life, you have the choice to address them. Fortunately, there are many treatment options for you and your healthcare provider to consider—from lifestyle changes to hormone therapy (HT), including Oestrogel 0.06% (estradiol gel).

Using Oestrogel helps relieve symptoms of menopause caused by oestrogen deficiency, such as hot flushes, night sweats, sleeplessness, vaginal dryness, headaches, mood swings, lack of concentration, and loss of energy. Oestrogel is also used to help prevent postmenopausal bone loss (osteoporosis) and reduce risk of fracture. Oestrogel stimulates the development of female sexual characteristics and can be used as part of transgender hormone therapy for male to female transsexuals.

Talk with your healthcare provider today about estrogen therapy and if a prescription for Oestrogel is right for you. Oestrogel® 0.06% is approved by the FDA for use after menopause to reduce moderate to severe hot flashes and to treat moderate to severe menopausal changes in and around the vagina. If you use Oestrogel only to treat your menopausal changes in and around your vagina, talk with your healthcare provider about whether a topical vaginal product would be better for you.

Indication: Treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause; Treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause.

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What is Oestrogel Gel?

Oestrogel can help a woman manage some of her menopausal symptoms. Oestrogel provides:

• Effective relief of the following menopausal symptoms:
  – Moderate to severe hot flashes
  – Moderate to severe menopausal changes in or around the vagina
• Continuous relief from these menopausal symptoms with a low dose of estradiol
• An FDA-approved, bioidentical2 estrogen therapy available by prescription only

When menopause happens, life does not have to be put on hold. Symptoms of menopause can range from having hot flashes and losing sleep because of night sweats to vaginal itching and dryness. While menopausal symptoms can interrupt your day, there’s no reason for them to change your life. Talk with your healthcare provider about a treatment that can help you maintain your lifestyle. Oestrogel can help you manage your estrogen levels after menopause.

Oestrogel gel is the #1 prescribed estrogen product in Europe and is approved to treat some menopausal symptoms in over 70 countries. Talk with your healthcare provider about Oestrogel and join the other women already satisfied with their menopausal symptom relief.

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Benefits of Oestrogel Gel

Oestrogel offers a way to manage some of your menopausal symptoms. Oestrogel is also convenient, non-messy to apply, and odorless when dry. This can help fit estrogen therapy into an active lifestyle, because Oestrogel was designed for a modern woman.

Designed for a modern woman:

• Oestrogel dosage is easy to remember—one press, once per day
• Oestrogel dries quickly to provide steady, continuous relief of symptoms
• Oestrogel goes on clear and is invisible and odorless once dry

Effective management with bioidentical therapy:

Oestrogel can effectively manage your menopausal symptoms with a low dose of estradiol to help you maintain your active lifestyle. Oestrogel is a bioidentical estrogen therapy derived from a plant source, an environmentally friendly source of estrogen appealing to an environmentally conscious woman.

Oestrogel is an FDA-approved bioidentical estrogen therapy:

• The active ingredient in Oestrogel is called estradiol, which is similar to the estrogen your body produces naturally
• Oestrogel is plant-based, and not made from an animal source
• Oestrogel has proven symptom relief with a low dose of estradiol as recommended by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)
• Oestrogel is approved to treat some menopausal symptoms in over 70 countries
• Oestrogel is the #1 prescribed estrogen product in Europe
• Oestrogel is the #1 prescribed transdermal estrogen product in Canada
• Using estrogen-alone or with progestins may increase your chance of getting dementia

Oestrogel® 0.06% is approved by the FDA for use after menopause to reduce moderate to severe hot flashes and to treat moderate to severe menopausal changes in and around the vagina. If you use Oestrogel only to treat your menopausal changes in and around your vagina, talk with your healthcare provider about whether a topical vaginal product would be better for you.

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Dosage and Administration of Oestrogel Gel

Generally, when estrogen is prescribed for a postmenopausal woman with a uterus, a progestin should also be considered to reduce the risk of endometrial cancer. A woman without a uterus does not need progestin. In some cases, however, hysterectomized women with a history of endometriosis may need a progestin [s ee WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].

Use of estrogen-alone or in combination with a progestin, should be with the lowest effective dose and for the shortest duration consistent with treatment goals and risks for the individual woman. Postmenopausal women should be reevaluated periodically as clinically appropriate to determine if treatment is still necessary.

Treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause.

Oestrogel 0.06% 1.25 g per day is the single approved dose for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause. The lowest effective dose of Oestrogel 0.06% for this indication has not been determined.

The recommended area of application is the arm. Apply a thin layer over the entire arm on the inside and outside from wrist to shoulder.

Treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause.

Oestrogel 0.06% 1.25 g per day is the single approved dose for the treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause. The lowest effective dose of Oestrogel 0.06% for this indication has not been determined. When prescribing solely for the treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy, topical vaginal products should be considered.

The recommended area of application is the arm. Apply a thin layer over the entire arm on the inside and outside from wrist to shoulder.

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Oestrogel Gel risk information

• Using estrogen-alone may increase your chance of getting cancer of the uterus (womb). Report any unusual vaginal bleeding right away while you are using Oestrogel gel. 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 out the cause.
• Do not use estrogen-alone to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, strokes or dementia (decline in brain function).
• Using estrogen-alone may increase your chances of getting strokes and blood clots.
• Using estrogen-alone may increase your chance of getting dementia, based on a study of women 65 years of age or older.
• Do not use estrogens with progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attack, strokes or dementia.
• Using estrogens with progestins may increase your chances of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, or blood clots.
• Using estrogens with progestins may increase your chance of getting dementia, based on a study of women 65 years of age or older.
• You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with Oestrogel gel.