Estradiol hemisuccinate/progesterone

Estradiol hemisuccinate /
progesterone
	Estradiol hemisuccinate (top) and; progesterone (bottom)
Combination of
Estradiol hemisuccinate	Estrogen
Progesterone	Progestogen
Clinical data
Trade names	Hosterona
Other names	EHS/P4
Routes of; administration	Intramuscular injection

Estradiol hemisuccinate/progesterone (EHS/P4), sold under the brand name Hosterona, is an injectable combination medication of estradiol hemisuccinate (EHS), an estrogen, and progesterone (P4), a progestogen, which is used to induce withdrawal bleeding in women with non-pregnancy-related amenorrhea (absence of menstruation).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] It is provided in the form of ampoules containing 20 mg/2 mL EHS and 100 mg/2 mL P4 and is administered by intramuscular injection.^[3]^[4]^[5] The medication is available in Argentina and Paraguay.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hosterona". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ ^a ^b Sweetman SC, ed. (2009). "Sex hormones and their modulators". Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference (36th ed.). London: Pharmaceutical Press. pp. 2101, 2127. ISBN 978-0-85369-840-1. Estrone [...] Progesterone [...] Multi-ingredient: [...] Arg.: [...] Hosterona
^ ^a ^b ^c "What is HOSTERONA and what is it for?" [Qué es HOSTERONA y para qué sirve?]. MatchMyRx (in Spanish).
^ ^a ^b "Hosterona". Los Medicamentos. 23 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Hosterona". Vademecum Paraguay.

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