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hormone replacement therapy
[ hawr-mohn ri-pleys-muhnt ther-uh-pee ]
noun
- the administration of a particular sex hormone for therapeutic purposes, especially to treat a drop in production associated with aging or a disease. : HRT Compare estrogen replacement therapy, testosterone replacement therapy.
- Also called cross-sex hor·mone ther·a·py [kraws, -, seks, hawr-mohn ther-, uh, -pee, kros, â€],. the administration of androgens, estrogens, progestins, or androgen suppressants to a transgender person in order to align their secondary sexual characteristics with their gender identity. : HRT
hormone replacement therapy
noun
- a form of oestrogen treatment used to control menopausal symptoms and in the prevention of osteoporosis HRT
hormone replacement therapy
- The therapeutic administration of estrogen and often progesterone to postmenopausal women in order to reduce symptoms and signs of estrogen deficiency, such as hot flashes and osteoporosis.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hormone replacement therapy1
Example Sentences
With the new all-in-one tablet, there is no need for patients to remember to take hormone replacement therapy as a separate tablet.
Over its long history, hormone replacement therapy for women in menopause has been the Jekyll and Hyde of medications.
To counteract these health effects, women may be prescribed hormone replacement therapy involving medicines containing hormones or hormone-like substances.
Most symptoms are manageable with supplements, changes in diet, exercise and, if necessary, hormone replacement therapy, doctors say.
Others have no intention of starting hormone replacement therapy.
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