Common side effects
Breast tenderness, headache, nausea, bloating, spotting, mood changes and fluid retention.
Combining treatments
Adding treatments at the same time makes it harder to tell which one is working and which one is causing a side effect. A provider will usually ask you to stage them, starting one and adding the next at a follow-up. If you add another treatment to your plan, its own safety information applies as well.
About this medication
The form your provider prescribes may be an FDA-approved medication or a compounded preparation. Compounded hormones are not FDA-approved and do not undergo FDA review for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality.