Estradiol/medroxyprogesterone acetate

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| drug_name = Estradiol /
medroxyprogesterone acetate

| component1 = Estradiol

| class1 = Estrogen

| component2 = Medroxyprogesterone acetate

| class2 = Progestogen

| tradename = Indivina, Tridestra

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| routes_of_administration = By mouth

| class = Estrogen; Progestogen

| CAS_number = 215930-42-0

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| PubChem = 66978539

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| synonyms = E2/MPA

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Estradiol/medroxyprogesterone acetate (E2/MPA), sold under the brand names Indivina and Tridestra among others, is a combination product of estradiol, an estrogen, and medroxyprogesterone acetate, a progestogen, which is used in menopausal hormone therapy for the treatment of menopausal symptoms.{{cite book| vauthors = Clunie G, Keen RW |title=Osteoporosis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SIgdBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT74|year=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-871334-0|pages=74–}} It is taken by mouth.

{{Health risks in the conjugated estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate substudy of the Women's Health Initiative}}

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{{Estrogens and antiestrogens}}

{{Progestogens and antiprogestogens}}

{{Estrogen receptor modulators}}

{{Progesterone receptor modulators}}

Category:Combined estrogen–progestogen formulations

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