Would you prescribe vaginal estrogen cream for vaginal dryness to a patient in her 40s with a history of stage IA granulosa cell tumor?
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Would you prescribe vaginal estrogen in a patient with a history of granulosa cell tumor?
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Gynecologic Oncology · Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
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Systemic serum absorption after use of low-dose vaginal estradiol inserts (such as 10 mcg estradiol tablet or 7.5 mcg/day estradiol ring) is very low. One study (Notelovitz et al., PMID 12039110) showed that baseline serum estradiol levels were 7-8 pg/ml in postmenopausal women. With the use of a 10...
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