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Estrogen dosages for prostate cancer
Route/form Estrogen Dosage Ref(s)
Oral Estradiol 1–2 mg 3x/day [1]
Conjugated estrogens 1.25–2.5 mg 3x/day [2] [3]
Ethinylestradiol 0.15–3 mg/day [2] [3] [4]
Ethinylestradiol sulfonate 1–2 mg 1x/week [5] [3] [6]
Diethylstilbestrol 1–3 mg/day [2] [7]
Dienestrol 5 mg/day [8]
Hexestrol 5 mg/day [8]
Fosfestrol 100–480 mg 1–3x/day [9] [10] [4]
Chlorotrianisene 12–48 mg/day [2] [8] [11] [4]
Quadrosilan 900 mg/day [8]
Estramustine phosphate 140–1400 mg/day [12]
Transdermal patch Estradiol 2–6x 100 μg/day
Scrotal: 1x 100 μg/day
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IMTooltip Intramuscular or SC injection Estradiol benzoate 1.66 mg 3x/week [16]
Estradiol dipropionate 5 mg 1x/week [16]
Estradiol valerate 10–40 mg 1x/1–2 weeks [17] [18]
Estradiol undecylate 100 mg 1x/4 weeks [19] [8]
Polyestradiol phosphate Alone: 160–320 mg 1x/4 weeks
With oral EE: 40–80 mg 1x/4 weeks
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[21] [8]
Estrone 2–4 mg 2–3x/week [2] [22]
IV injection Fosfestrol 300–1200 mg 1–7x/week [9] [10] [4]
Estramustine phosphate 240–450 mg/day [12] [23]
Note: Dosages are not necessarily equivalent.