estrogen cream (Premarin) for recurrent nosebleeds
November 1999
There's new interest in using estrogen cream (Premarin) for recurrent nosebleeds.
It seems that many pharmacists and physicians have been using this therapy for years...but many others have never heard of it.
There's evidence that it works. Topical estrogens seem to thicken the nasal mucosa and protect blood vessels from local trauma.
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