Sources on the risks of thrombosis
Patients are usually warned about the risks of thrombosis - deep vein thrombosis and thromboembolic events. This pages gives a number of articles whose conclusions show a few things:
- Risks depends on the administration routes: transdermal and injections are safer than oral
- Risks depends on the type of estrogens: synthetic and non-bioidentical should be avoided
Transdermal delivery of bioidentical estrogen in menopausal hormone therapy: a clinical review
Pharmacology of estrogens and progestogens: influence of different routes of administration
Menopausal hormone therapy and venous thromboembolism
Oral Contraceptives and HRT Risk of Thrombosis
Orchidectomy versus oestrogen for prostatic cancer: cardiovascular effects.
Therapy Insight: parenteral estrogen treatment for prostate cancer—a new dawn for an old therapy
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