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Definition 2024
hormone_replacement_therapy
hormone replacement therapy
See also: hormone-replacement therapy
English
Noun
hormone replacement therapy (plural hormone replacement therapies)
- (medicine, chiefly serotherapy) Any of several medical regimens that introduce hormones to the body to replace lost or unavailable ones.
- Trans woman often undergo hormone replacement therapy using estrogens and antiandrogens.
- Elderly women can use estrogenic hormone replacement therapy to alleviate postmenopausal symptoms.
Synonyms
- HRT (abbreviation)
- hormone therapy
Derived terms
- bio-identical hormone replacement therapy