Estradiol
Classification: BATC code: G03AA14, G03AB08, G03CA03, G03FA01, G03FA12, G03FA15, G03FA17, G03FB05, G03FB06, G03HB01
Summary
Except during medical assisted gender transition, the substance is only used by women and thus analyses on sex or gender differences have not been considered relevant.
Additional information
Estradiol is a natural steroidal estrogen primarily used alone or in combination in hormone replacement therapy or to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with a high risk of future fractures [1-2]. It is also used during medical assisted gender transition [3].
Updated: 2017-10-05
Date of litterature search: 2017-03-21
References
- Fass.se [cited 2016-12-20]. länk
- Physicians' Desk Reference. http://www.pdr.net. [cited 2016-12-20]. länk
- Deutsch MB, Bhakri V, Kubicek K. Effects of cross-sex hormone treatment on transgender women and men. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;125:605-10. PubMed
- Läkemedelsstatistik. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. 2016 [cited 2017-06-20.] länk
Reviewed by: Mia von Euler
Approved by: Karin Schenck-Gustafsson