HRT
Transition treatment, briefly
HRT stands for hormone replacement therapy, a medical treatment that supplements hormones the body no longer produces adequately.
Most commonly prescribed for menopausal women to relieve symptoms like hot flashes and bone loss, HRT also refers to hormone therapy for transgender individuals as part of gender transition: She's been on HRT for six months. (Lowercase hrt is informal for "heart.")
Change from one state
- estradiolPrimary natural estrogen hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- feminizationAcquiring female characteristics
- masculinizationDevelopment of male traits
puberty blockers · gender dysphoria · informed consent · nonbinary · endocrinologist · body hair · injections · patches
Female reproductive hormone
- hot flashesBrief intense warmth episodes
- night sweatsExcessive perspiration during sleep
- perimenopausePhase before fertility ends
- postmenopauseStage after menstruation ends
osteoporosis · mood swings · insomnia · progesterone · ovaries · libido · flushes · midlife
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
cortisol · pituitary · hypothalamus · adrenal · endocrine · androgen · metabolism · receptor
Medical dispensing authorization
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- oralOf the mouth
- transdermalPassing through skin
patch · gel · injection · pellet · cream · implant · cyclical · continuous
Formal argument on issues
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
informed consent · access · insurance coverage · legislation · advocacy · medicalization · media coverage · age limits
transition
Change from one state
- estradiolPrimary natural estrogen hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- feminizationAcquiring female characteristics
masculinization · puberty blockers · gender dysphoria · informed consent · nonbinary · endocrinologist · body hair · injections · patches · sublingual
estrogen
Female reproductive hormone
- hot flashesBrief intense warmth episodes
- night sweatsExcessive perspiration during sleep
- perimenopausePhase before fertility ends
postmenopause · osteoporosis · mood swings · insomnia · progesterone · ovaries · libido · flushes · midlife · bone density
hormones
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
thyroid · cortisol · pituitary · hypothalamus · adrenal · endocrine · androgen · metabolism · receptor · bioavailability
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
transdermal · patch · gel · injection · pellet · cream · implant · cyclical · continuous · combined
debate
Formal argument on issues
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- stigmaMark of dishonor
gatekeeping · informed consent · access · insurance coverage · legislation · advocacy · medicalization · media coverage · age limits · desistance
- gendergender, male, female, masculine, feminine
- F1 TeamsFerrari, McLaren, Williams, Mercedes, Red Bull
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
- women's healthgynecologist, gynecology, menstruation, OB-GYN, period
- European TVBBC, NPO, TVP, LRT, RTS
Monitoring before acting
lifestyle modification · surgery · surgical intervention · natural remedies · herbal remedies
Surgical alteration of anatomy
SRS · orchiectomy · hysterectomy · mastectomy · top surgery
Drugs inhibiting male hormones
puberty blockers · chemical castration · testosterone therapy · aromatase inhibitors · estrogen therapy
heart, hearts, hearty, heartily, heartiness, hearten, heartened, heartening, dishearten