| Estrogen | Form | Major brand name(s) | EPD (14 days) | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diethylstilbestrol (DES) | Oil solution | Metestrol | 20 mg | 1 mg ≈ 2–3 days; 3 mg ≈ 3 days | |
| Diethylstilbestrol dipropionate | Oil solution | Cyren B | 12.5–15 mg | 2.5 mg ≈ 5 days | |
| Aqueous suspension | ? | 5 mg | ? mg = 21–28 days | ||
| Dimestrol (DES dimethyl ether) | Oil solution | Depot-Cyren, Depot-Oestromon, Retalon Retard | 20–40 mg | ? | |
| Fosfestrol (DES diphosphate)a | Aqueous solution | Honvan | ? | <1 day | |
| Dienestrol diacetate | Aqueous suspension | Farmacyrol-Kristallsuspension | 50 mg | ? | |
| Hexestrol dipropionate | Oil solution | Hormoestrol, Retalon Oleosum | 25 mg | ? | |
| Hexestrol diphosphatea | Aqueous solution | Cytostesin, Pharmestrin, Retalon Aquosum | ? | Very short | |
| Note: All by intramuscular injection unless otherwise noted. Footnotes: a = By intravenous injection. Sources: [1][2][3][4][5] | |||||
Template documentationSee also
- Template:Parenteral potencies and durations of steroidal estrogens
- Template:Oral potencies of estrogens
- Template:Parenteral potencies and durations of progestogens
- Template:Structural properties of major estradiol esters
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