FDA Estriol History

Estriol is a form of estrogen that natural occurs within a woman's body. It is replicated by compound and alternative pharmacies into tablets and creams. Estriol is not produced in any Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved medication.
  1. Pharmacy

    • Estriol is produced at natural or compound pharmacies, most often as part of "bio-identical hormone replacement therapy," also known as BHRT.

    Safety

    • The FDA has repeatedly issued statements that estriol is not FDA-approved and has not been proven safe by the agency. The FDA has not, however, issued any statement that it is harmful.

    Effectiveness

    • The FDA refuses to endorse the effectiveness of estriol. The agency says that product use should be decided and discussed between patients and healthcare professionals.

    Warning

    • The FDA frequently gives warnings to individual compound pharmacies--as well as the industry as a whole--to stop advertising estriol as approved by the agency.

    Considerations

    • Since the FDA is not supporting or governing the pharmacies producing estriol, there is no regulation on the content of the products. Use estriol under the guidance of a physician.

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