The FDA does not endorse estriol use.
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.
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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