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Below are Innofem (Estradiol) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Innofem has an overall score of 8.50. The effectiveness score is 7 and the side effect score is 10. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Innofem review by 54 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | hot flashes, unable to sleep |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 mg taken daily for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | high blood pressure |
| Other drugs taken: | | dyazide | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I did get relief from the hot flashes and this did contribute to a good nights sleep. I had a hystirectomy a year before I was put on the hormones. I say an increase in wrinkles in that first year. I can not say that I have seen a slowing in the aging process but I am sleeping better and that of course will bennefit the skin. |
| Side effects: | | I have not experienced any side effects to my knowledge. I feel as if an increase in the dose would maybe last longer as I seem to be waking at least once a night with a hot flash. I take it in the morning so maybe by the time I hit the sheets it is out of my system. I do not miss a day and always take it at the same time each morning. |
| Comments: | | As I stated I had a hystirectomy at 50 years old. I went over a year w/out any homone treatment and the hot flashes got so severe I was waking about 5 to 6 times a night. I was using over the counter sleep aids and did not like them. I got the doctor to prescribe the hormones and the benefits were almost immediate. I have been on the same dose for over a year now and feel I might benefit from an increased dose. I am 54 now and am looking not quite my age but the aging process is speeding up I feel. |
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| | Innofem review by 50 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Hormone replacement |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 mg taken twice a day for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | vitamins | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | continuation of hormone replacement after stopping birth control pills
No hot flashes or night sweats. |
| Side effects: | | Break-through bleeding or spotting, breast pain and changes in sexuality(decrease in libido). Fluid retention. Brown patcheson the forehead,temples. |
| Comments: | | Oral dose taken in the morning and evening. Tried the estrogen patch, but did not like the sticky 'bandaid' on my skin.It would get sticky on the edges and be a magnet for clothes fibers. |
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