estrogen therapy
Female hormone supplementation
Estrogen therapy is medical treatment using estrogen hormones, prescribed to relieve menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and vaginal dryness, or as part of gender-affirming care for transgender women.
It may be delivered through pills, patches, creams, or injections.
Her doctor recommended estrogen therapy after her hysterectomy.
- menopauseEnd of fertility
- estradiolPrimary natural estrogen hormone
- skinBody's outer layer
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- breastUpper front torso
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- hormone drugsprogesterone, testosterone, estradiol, hormone injection, hormone cream
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- hormone therapyestradiol, hormone replacement, HRT, testosterone, progesterone
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