Estradiol Pills
The most common and affordable form of estrogen that we prescribe. These provide a stable, daily dose of estrogen in an easy to consume form. Estradiol pills do not need to be taken with food. We recommend dissolving them under your tongue.
A daily dose of estrogen in pill form, taken once or multiple times a day, usually dissolved under the tongue.
Estrogens may interact and create more problems in persons with severe liver, thyroid or gall bladder disease, high blood triglycerides, and migraine headaches with aura or neurovascular symptoms. If you have these conditions or concerns, discuss this with you clinician here at Folx as well as your local medical provider.
Rarely, estrogen can cause benign (not cancerous) cell growth in the pituitary gland inside the brain. Estrogens could increase a person’s risk of breast cancer and decrease a person’s risk of prostate cancer. At present, it does not seem like estrogen creates much high cancer risks.
Easy to consume in a pill form, either under the tongue or swallowed.
This method includes a steady daily dose of estrogen with fewer highs and lows than injectable estrogen.
Pills are preferred for those who have needle phobia or injection anxiety.
0.5mg Tablet
LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE (UNII: EWQ57Q8I5X) MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (UNII: OP1R32D61U) SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE A POTATO (UNII: 5856J3G2A2) MAGNESIUM STEARATE (UNII: 70097M6I30)
1mg Tablet
SILICON DIOXIDE (UNII: ETJ7Z6XBU4) STARCH, CORN (UNII: O8232NY3SJ) DIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATE (UNII: O7TSZ97GEP) LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE (UNII: EWQ57Q8I5X) MAGNESIUM STEARATE (UNII: 70097M6I30) SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE A POTATO (UNII: 5856J3G2A2)
If you’re looking for specific ingredients due to allergies, it's always best to reference the documentation that accompanies your refill as it will be fully accurate to the medication you have in hand. If you have any questions please reach out to our team so we can help ensure your safety.
Popular Questions
Nothing. It's totally ok. We recommend people dissolve them under their tongue, but if you end up swallowing some or all of them that's also ok.
It depends on your dose. If your dose is one pill only, you can take that in the morning. If it's two pills, you can separate that into morning and evening.
Sure! Whatever works best for your schedule and will make it easy for you to remember to take them.
Since we recommend dissolving them, we recommend not eating or drinking while the pills are dissolving. Eating or drinking immediately before or after though is totally fine.
They don't really have a taste but some people might notice a chalky texture.
Nope. The more consistent you are with timing, the more stable your estrogen dose will be, but being a few hours late or early won't be problematic.