Types of Estrogen Replacement

Various types of estrogen replacement exist on the market to help medical conditions faced by women, such as menopause and other female health concerns. However, these options depend on what each woman's particular need is. Some types of estrogen replacement work alone while others include progesterone. Instead of pills, people can also receive estrogen through other methods.

Continuous HRT

• Continuous Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the type of estrogen therapy in which patients take daily doses of estrogen and progesterone.

Sequential HRT

• Sequential, or cyclical, HRT therapy is a type or estrogen-progesterone therapy in which the amount of hormones administered varies. Patients take different amounts of hormones on a daily basis.

Conjugated Equine Therapy

• Conjugated Equine Therapy is the type of estrogen replacement that does not contain progesterone in conjunction with estrogen. The American Cancer Society states that this estrogen replacement option has been used longer than other forms.

Topical Creams

• Topical creams, such as the type of estrogen replacement applied directly to the vagina, reduce dryness and absorb into the bloodstream.

Patches

• The U.S. National Library of Medicine says that patches are the types of estrogen replacement that affix to the lower abdominal region, delivering time-released amounts of estrogen to the body.