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Women can take estrogen by:
- Taking a pill every day. These include:
- Conjugated estrogen (for example, Premarin).
- Esterified estrogen (for example, Menest).
- Estradiol (for example, Estrace).
- Ethinyl estradiol (for example, Estinyl).
- Using an adhesive patch. Options include:
- Climara (applied to the skin once a week).
- Estraderm (applied to the skin 1 to 2 times a week).
- Menostar (a lower-dose estrogen patch, applied to the skin once a week).
- Vivelle (applied to the skin 2 times a week).
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