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What is the most important information that I should know about Combipatch (a combination of estrogen and progestin hormones)?

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What is the most important information that I should know about Combipatch (a combination of estrogen and progestin hormones)?

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Do not use estrogens and progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, or strokes. Using estrogens and progestins may increase your chances of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, and blood clots. Using estrogens with progestins may increase your risk of dementia (decline in memory and thinking skills). You and your health care professional should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with CombiPatch (estradiol/norethindrone acetate transdermal system) and whether you are taking the lowest dose that works for you. CombiPatch is used after menopause to: reduce moderate to severe hot flashes; treat moderate to severe dryness, itching and burning in or around the vagina; and treat certain conditions in which a young woman’s ovaries do not produce enough estrogens naturally. If you use CombiPatch only to treat your dryness, itching and burning in or around the vagina, talk with your health care professional about whether a topical vaginal product would be be