trade names: Estraderm, Climera; drug class: estrogen; action: increases synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, and selected proteins; decreases release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone; inhibits ovulation and helps maintain bone structure; uses: menopause, prostatic cancer, abnormal uterine bleeding, hypogonadism, ovariectomy, osteoporosis.

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