High-dose estrogen
High-dose estrogen (HDE) is a type of hormone therapy in which high doses of estrogens are given. When given in combination with a high dose of a progestogen, it has been referred to as pseudopregnancy. It is called this because the estrogen and progestogen levels achieved are in the range of the very high levels of these hormones that occur during pregnancy. HDE and pseudopregnancy have been used in medicine for a number of hormone-dependent indications, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, and endometriosis, among others. Both natural or bioidentical estrogens and synthetic estrogens have been used and both oral and parenteral routes may be used.
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High-dose estrogen
High-dose estrogen (HDE) is a type of hormone therapy in which high doses of estrogens are given. When given in combination with a high dose of a progestogen, it has been referred to as pseudopregnancy. It is called this because the estrogen and progestogen levels achieved are in the range of the very high levels of these hormones that occur during pregnancy. HDE and pseudopregnancy have been used in medicine for a number of hormone-dependent indications, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, and endometriosis, among others. Both natural or bioidentical estrogens and synthetic estrogens have been used and both oral and parenteral routes may be used.
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Estrogen receptors
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Estradiol valerate, an estrogen which has been used as a means of HDE.
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Pseudopregnancy
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High-dose estrogen
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