Medroxyprogesterone and Estradiol Interaction

Drug interaction information between Medroxyprogesterone and Estradiol.

Medroxyprogesterone and Estradiol have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Medroxyprogesterone and Estradiol. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Medroxyprogesterone

Progestogen

Drug B

Estradiol

Estrogen Hormone

How They Interact

Medroxyprogesterone can lower the amount of estradiol found in your blood and urine.

FDA Label Information

The following laboratory tests may be affected by progestins including medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension: (a) Plasma and urinary steroid levels are decreased (e.g., progesterone, estradiol, pregnanediol, testosterone, cortisol).

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Medroxyprogesterone + Estradiol?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Estradiol has 54 labeled pairs on file vs Medroxyprogesterone's 11. In the minor band specifically: Medroxyprogesterone has 10 (also Topiramate, Progesterone, Testosterone, Carbamazepine); Estradiol has 50 (also Rosuvastatin, Lamotrigine, Topiramate, Tizanidine).

What mechanism field is on file for Medroxyprogesterone and Estradiol?

Medroxyprogesterone can lower the amount of estradiol found in your blood and urine.

Estradiol's labeled portfolio outnumbers Medroxyprogesterone

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Medroxyprogesterone (Progestogen); Estradiol (Estrogen Hormone).

Medroxyprogesterone

1 major · 0 moderate · 10 minor · 11 total

Estradiol

1 major · 3 moderate · 50 minor · 54 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.