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Drugs used in Male to Female transitioning<br />

Micronized<br />

Progesterone<br />

(e.g.Prometrium)<br />

A pill you take<br />

daily<br />

Thought to be<br />

lower risk<br />

Not as widely<br />

available<br />

(Transhealth,<br />

2015a)<br />

Name Safety Efficacy Source<br />

Progesterone excellent highly<br />

variable<br />

Yams or Soy<br />

Beans<br />

Dydrogesterone good variable synthetic<br />

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate<br />

Deprecated<br />

fair variable synthetic<br />

Table 3.19 – Popular progesteronic drugs<br />

GnRH Agonists<br />

Name<br />

Goserelin<br />

Leuprorelin Acetate<br />

Safety & Efficacy<br />

excellent<br />

fair<br />

Table 3.20 – Popular GnRH agonists<br />

Drugs used in Male to Female transitioning<br />

• Cyproterone Acetate - Androcur, Cyprostat.<br />

• Dydrogesterone - Duphaston, Duphaston HRT.<br />

• Estradiol Valerate - Climaval, Estraderm MX, Estradiol implant,<br />

Progynova, Progynova TS, Progynova TS forte, Zumenon.<br />

• Finasteride - Proscar.<br />

• Flutamide - Drogenil.<br />

• Goserelin - Zoladex, Zoladex LA.<br />

• Leuprorelin Acetate - Prostap SR, Prostap 3.<br />

• Minoxidil - Regaine.<br />

• Oestrogel - Oestrogel.<br />

• Progesterone - Cyclogest, Gestone.<br />

These are listed in alphabetical order. Some are hormones, some are antiandrogens,<br />

some are DHT-blockers, and some are progesterones, and so<br />

they are dealt with in separate chapters.<br />

Version <strong>2016</strong>.3576– – Document LATEXed – 1st May <strong>2016</strong><br />

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[git] • Branch: 1.5 @ 26b5e6d • Release: 1.5 (<strong>2016</strong>-05-01)

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