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trade names: Deladiol, Depogen, Estro-Cyp, Estra-LA; drug class: estrogen; action: increases synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, and selected proteins, decreases release of gonado-tropin-releasing hormone, inhibits ovulation, and helps maintain bone structure; uses: menopause, prostatic cancer, atrophic vaginitis, kraurosis vulvae, hypogonadism, ovariectomy, primary ovarian failure.
