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Serious Femtrace Side Effects
Some side effects of estrogens (such as Femtrace) are rare, but are serious enough to mention. These side effects include:- Uterine cancer, breast cancer, or ovarian cancer
- Dementia
- Gallbladder disease
- Blood clots
- Strokes
- Heart attacks
- Allergic reactions.
Because of the possibility of these serious side effects, there are a few symptoms that you should watch out for (and should report to your healthcare provider immediately). These include, but are not limited to:
- Signs of a blood clot in the lung, such as shortness of breath, sharp chest pain, or coughing up blood
- Signs of a stroke, such as vision or speech changes, weakness or numbness in an arm or leg, and a severe headache
- Signs of a blood clot in the leg, such as pain in the calf, leg cramps, and leg or foot swelling
- Chest pain or heaviness, which may be signs of a heart attack
- Sudden loss of vision or vision changes, which can be a sign of a blood clot in the eye
- Breast lumps
- Signs of liver damage, such as yellowing of the whites of the eyes or skin (jaundice), dark urine, and upper right abdominal pain (stomach pain)
- Migraines (or changes in your migraines, if you have had them before)
- Heavy vaginal bleeding or unexpected vaginal bleeding
- Signs of an allergic reaction, including an unexplained rash, hives, itching, unexplained swelling, wheezing, or difficulty breathing or swallowing.