Hormone Replacement Therapy is a measure taken for fighting post-menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes, itching, and osteoporosis. The treatment though is not very effective for depression or nervousness. Hormone Replacement Drugs also work potentially towards contraception. Following is the list of Hormone Replacement Drugs, categorized according to hormones:

Oestrogen or Estrogen

Estrogen is the principal female hormone influencing reproduction and the related functions like physiological changes, during pregnancy. The following is the list of Estrogen oriented Hormone Replacement Drugs:
Oral medication as pure Estrogen pills:
• Premarin
• Estratab
• Estrace
• Cenestin
• Estriol
• Gynodiol
• Ortho-Est
• Tri-Est
• Menest
• Bi-Est
• Ogen

Externally used Estrogen gels, adhesive patches, and insert rings
• Estrasorb
• Estraderm
• Alora
• Vivelle and Vivelle Dot
• Fempatch
• Femring
• Estring
• Estrogel
• Climara
• Esclim

Cream based and other forms of Estrogen medication, mostly for the treatment of vaginal conditions
• Ogen Cream
• Estrace Cream
• Vagifem (vaginal insert pill)
• Premarin Cream

Progesterone hormone and Progestin

Progesterone is another important female hormone that regulates menstrual cycles and allied reproductory functions, to support the functioning of Estrogen. Progestin, as distinguished from Progesterone, is synthetically manufactured hormone, with benefits similar to those of Progesterone. Popular Progesterone/Progestin medications include:
• Prometrium
• Provera
• Prochieve (vaginal progesterone gel)
• Generic form of MPA (Medroxy-Progesterone Acetate)
• Aygestin
• Norlutate
• Micronor
• Generic Progesterone Supplement
• Mirena (implantable intra-uterine device)
• Cycrin

Combination drugs
These medicines are a blend of two or more types of hormones to combine their individual benefits.

Oral and external Estrogen and Progestin combine
• Ortho-Prefest
• Prempro
• CombiPatch (external adhesive patch)
• Activella
• Climara Pro (external adhesive patch)
• FemHRT
• Premphase

Estrogen combination and pure Testosterone (male hormone)
• Estratest H.S.
• Premarin with methyl testosterone
• Estratest
• Generic form of Methyl Testosterone
• Android-10 (Methyl Testosterone)

Miscellaneous forms of contraceptive drugs
•    NuvaRing (vaginal insert ring)
• Alesse
• Ortho Evra (external adhesive patch)
• Levlite
• Estrostep Fe
• Mircette
• Nordette
• Loestrin 1/20
• Cyclessa
• Desogen
• Levlen
• Yasmin
• Lo/Ovral
• Triphasil
• Ortho-Cept
• Loestrin
• Ovcon-35
• Norethin
• Tri-Levlen
• Ortho-Cyclen
• Brevicon
• Ortho-Novum 1/35
• Modicon
• Jenest
• Demulen 1/35
• Ortho-Novum 7/7/7
• Ortho-Novum 1/50
• Ortho-Novum 10/11
• Ortho-Tri-Cyclen
• Ovcon-50
• Norinyl  1/50
• Norinyl 1/35
• Ovral
• Demulen 1/50
• Tri-Norinyl

Despite its obvious benefits, Hormone Replacement Therapy has been linked to various serious medical conditions, such as cancer, heart ailments, blood pressure, and thrombosis to name some. Therefore, moderation and caution are required in adopting this therapy. In all cases, medical help is necessary.

    
 
 

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