hormone-replacement therapy
Estrogen supplementation regimen
Hormone-replacement therapy is medical treatment that supplements hormones the body no longer produces adequately, most commonly estrogen and progesterone for women during menopause.
The therapy alleviates symptoms like hot flashes and mood changes: She started hormone-replacement therapy after her hysterectomy.
Transgender individuals may use hormone-replacement therapy as part of gender transition.
Often abbreviated HRT.
- thyroxinThyroid-produced metabolic hormone
- perimenopausePhase before fertility ends
- andropauseMen's midlife hormonal change
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- transdermal patchesAdhesive delivering drugs through skin
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Unassisted passage of years
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