I am 60, have osteoporosis, and was prescribed Estratest and methylprogesterone years ago to protect my bones. I am wondering why use an estrogen/testosterone formula instead of just estrogen, such as estradiol (and methylprogesterone)?
What would be the reason for prescribing Estratest instead of Estradiol, if not to enhance libido?
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- 16 Mar 2010 by hannalea
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- estratest, osteoporosis, estradiol
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Low libido was definitely not an issue. The subject never even came up. The NP who I saw subsequently (she took me off Estratest and prescribed Estadiol) could not come up with a reason why the doc would have chosen that drug. I will be asking him. But, I'm hoping that someone out there might have had a similar experience to relate or some more info.