Summary

Vivelle dot is an estrogen therapy that is applied directly to the abdomen through a small translucent patch. From the skin, it enters your blood system and is absorved by the body. It can treat moderate to severe menopause symptoms.
Since it is actually hormone therapy, there are numerous side effects which are mentioned below. The risks require you to get a prescription before you can even try the product. It’s dangerous side effects are heard everywhere from the cautionary statements, to the women who actually tried it.

Price:
$135.04 (Plus Shipping )

Package:
24 ea .025mg/24 hour patches (lowest dosage in mg.)

Ingredients:
1) a translucent polyolefin film (2) an adhesive formulation containing estradiol, acrylic adhesive, silicone adhesive, oleyl alcohol, NF, povidone, USP and dipropylene glycol, The active component of the system is estradiol. The remaining components of the system are pharmacologically inactive.

Directions:
Take the covering from the pad and attach on the abdomen. Start at the lowest dose and talk to your doctor about how well that dose is working for you. Estrogens should be used at the lowest dose possible for your treatment, only as long as needed. The lowest effective dose of Vivelle-Dot has not been determined for any indication.

Guarantee:
None

Negatives:
Before taking this medication, a prescription from your doctor is necessary. This is for a good reason. There are numerous possible and dangerous side effects that may arise from its use. These include: Headache, Breast pain, Irregular vaginal bleeding or spotting, Stomach/abdominal cramps, bloating, Nausea and vomiting, Hair loss, High blood pressure, Liver problems , High blood sugar, Fluid retention, Enlargement of benign tumors of the uterus (“fibroids”), and Vaginal yeast infection. Aside from these, there are also not so common, but more dangerous side effects that are possible.

Positves:
Easy to use.

Recommendation:
Too risky to try.