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Estradiol

Health Encyclopedia: Estrogen Overdose

Definition

Estrogen overdose is poisoning that occurs when you receive more than the recommended amount of estrogen hormones. Estrogens are found in birth control prescriptions and hormone replacement therapy.


Poisonous Ingredient

Estrogen


Where Found

NOTE: This list may not be all inclusive.

  • Chlorotrianisene (Tace)
  • Conjugated estrogens (Premarin)
  • Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
  • Estradiol cypionate (Depo-Estradiol)
  • Esterified estrogens
  • Estradiol (E...
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Expert & Community Posts

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New Treatment for Women with Schizohprenia: Estrogen?
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...given the transdermal patch of 100 micrograms of estradiol, the other 46 were given a placebo... Read more »

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Human hormones for human females
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...hormones in humans are the three estrogens, estriol, estradiol, and estrone, and progesterone.... Read more »

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05/14/07 #3 - Menstrual Migraines, perimenopause, neck pain?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...of hormonal replacement therapy. Certainly, a free estradiol level can be gotten in the morning... Read more »

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05/14/07 #3 - Menstrual Migraines, perimenopause, neck pain?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...of hormonal replacement therapy. Certainly, a free estradiol level can be gotten in the morning... Read more »

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Sleep Apnea Related Erectile Dysfunction is Treatable
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...starvation has no effect on levels of testosterone and estradiol, it produces a significant... Read more »

Health Guide

Estradiol: test
......of male or female body characteristics. In assisted reproductive technology (ART), measuringserum estradiol and taking ultrasound images of ovarian follicles at regular intervals is used to... Read more »
Birth control pills overdose
...one of the following combinations of estrogen and progestin: Ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol Ethynodiol diacetate and mestranol Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol ... Read more »
Estradiol: test
E2 What the risks are Excessive bleeding Fainting or feeling lightheaded Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin) ... Read more »
Estradiol: test
E2 Normal Values Male: 10 to 60 pg/ml Female (premenopausal): 20 to 400 pg/ml Female (postmenopausal): 5 to 25 pg/ml Note: pg/ml =... Read more »
Birth Control Options for Women: Highlights
...contraceptive Seasonale, Seasonique eliminates the hormone-free interval with 84 days of levonorgestrel and estradiol, followed by 4 days of very low-dose estradiol.Yaz (March 2006). A lower-dose... Read more »

Medications

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...especially of: tamoxifen estrogens (e.g., ethinyl estradiol, conjugated estrogens) ... Read more »

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...tamoxifen raloxifene estrogens (e.g., ethinyl estradiol, conjugated estrogens) This... Read more »

Related News

Sleep Problems and Menopause
July 14, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) It's not just aging that causes sleep problems for women; hormones are partly to blame. According to research from the Rush... Read summary »

Estrogen Therapy Depends on Timing
June 26, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) A new animal study on estrogen therapy finds it may help the brain, depending on the timing. Researchers found estrogen therapy... Read summary »

Sex hormones linked to men's fracture risk
August 19, 2009

Men with low levels of the sex hormone estradiol or high levels of the hormone binding globulin (SHBG) are more likely to suffer osteoporosis-related... Read summary »