Estrogens - Conjugated

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Conjugated Estrogens are a form of Synthetic Estrogens.  They are an amorphous mixture of water-soluble, sodium salts of sulfated esters of various Estrogens derived from the urine of pregnant mares.

 

Conjugated Estrogens are the number one most prescribed Pharmaceutical Drug (based on the number of prescriptions dispensed in the USA during 1999).

Composition of Conjugated Estrogens

 Estrone (>50%)

 Equilin (15 - 25%)

 17-Alpha-Dihydroequilin

 17 Alpha-Dihydroequilenin

 Estradiol 17-Alpha

 Estradiol 17-Beta

 Equilenin

 17-Beta-Dihydroequilin

 17-Beta-Dihydroequilenin

 Delta-8,9-Dihydroestrone

Conventional Medical Use of Conjugated Estrogens

Sexual System

 Conjugated Estrogens help to minimize the symptoms of Menopause - Female (including the hot flashes, vaginal thinning, Memory loss and Incontinence associated with Menopause). 

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