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Question about Vivelle
Hi Dr. Redmond,
I read your book from cover to cover. Thank you for the honest information for sensitive women like myself. I wish all doctors were as knowledgable. My question is that Vivelle carries a warning that hairloss can be a possible side effect. This scares me to death. If estrogen is good for the hair then why this warning?
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Medical Advisor
Originally Posted by Jen
Hi Dr. Redmond,
I read your book from cover to cover. Thank you for the honest information for sensitive women like myself. I wish all doctors were as knowledgable. My question is that Vivelle carries a warning that hairloss can be a possible side effect. This scares me to death. If estrogen is good for the hair then why this warning?
This warning is what is called "class labeling." The FDA requires the same warnings in any medication that has been reported with others in the same category. While some warnings are appropriate, many are not. For various reasons, many incorrect warnings creep into the package insert. Properly prescribed Vivelle helps hair, it does not cause if to fall out.
Geoffrey Redmond, MD
The Hormone Help Center of New York http://www.hormonehelpny.com/
Author, It's Your Hormones
It is not appropriate to make medical diagnoses or treatment recommendations over the internet. Replies to questions intended as general information and not as medical advice for any individual. An appropriate health care provider should be consulted for specific advice.
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