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Author Topic: Difference between 5 pumps of estrogel and loestrim 20  (Read 1440 times)

Darlingbabs

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Difference between 5 pumps of estrogel and loestrim 20
« on: May 31, 2018, 10:23:07 AM »

Does anyone know or understand the difference in estrogen in these 2 sources - one is the estrogel which I was on 5 pumps of 0.75 gel and one is a COC which has 20mg of a certain type of estrogen in it. I'm wondering which was giving me more estrogen? Thanks
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Dancinggirl

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Re: Difference between 5 pumps of estrogel and loestrim 20
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2018, 11:10:06 AM »

You need Hurdity, who has a biology background - she might be able to help you on this, so perhaps do a private message to her.  DG x
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dangermouse

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Re: Difference between 5 pumps of estrogel and loestrim 20
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2018, 11:14:43 AM »

I don't think you can compare synthetics with natural oestrogen, I suspect the pill is stronger though as I doubt you could rely on Oestrogel for contraception.
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Hurdity

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Re: Difference between 5 pumps of estrogel and loestrim 20
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2018, 04:39:58 PM »

Hi Darlingbabs - as dangermouse says you can't really compare the two - the synthetic oestrogen in the Loestrin pill (20 mcg ethinylestradiol - not mg!!) is way stronger than estradiol so very much smaller doses are needed for the same effect. As for equivalence - thanks for the confidence Dancingirl but biology doesn't help here!!! Absorption of oestrogen from the different methods is vastly variable between individual women - but I expect there is an approximation out there somewhere, but sorry I don't know what it is!

You can use estradiol to suppress the cycle but it is the oestrogen combined with high doses of progestogen which gives the contraceptive effect, not oestrogen alone eg in Qlaira and Zoely - so theoretically you could use estrogel together with an appropriate progestogen at the right dose - if one was available separately, and licensed. The Mirena coil contains one such....but doesn't always suppress ovulation though.

Hurdity x
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