Estradiol/medroxyprogesterone acetate
{{Short description|Pharmaceutical drug combination}}
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progesterone acetate (bottom)
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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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| legal_US = Rx-only
| 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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