Estradiol (medication)
, estradiol is available in the United States in the following forms:Oral estradiol valerate (Progynova) and other esters of estradiol that are used by injection like estradiol benzoate, estradiol enantate, and estradiol undecylate all are not marketed in the U.S. Polyestradiol phosphate (Estradurin) was marketed in the U.S. previously but is no longer available.
Estriol succinate
Estriol succinate, also known as estriol disuccinate or as estriol 16α,17β-di(hydrogen succinate), is a synthetic estrane steroid and a derivative of estriol. It is specifically the C16α and C17β disuccinate ester of estriol. The medication is provided both as estriol succinate and as estriol sodium succinate, the sodium salt. Other marketed estriol esters besides estriol succinate include estriol acetate benzoate and estriol tripropionate, whereas estriol dihexanoate, estriol dipropionate, and estriol triacetate are estriol esters that were never marketed. Quinestradol is an estriol ether and has also been marketed. Polyestriol phosphate is an ester of estriol in the form of a polymer, and was previously marketed.