hormone replacement
Menopause treatment regimen
Hormone replacement is the medical practice of supplementing or replacing hormones that the body no longer produces in sufficient quantities, most commonly estrogen and progesterone in menopausal women or testosterone in men with low levels.
The full phrase is hormone replacement therapy, often abbreviated HRT.
Her doctor recommended hormone replacement to manage hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.
The term also applies to hormone treatments for transgender individuals transitioning to align their bodies with their gender identity.
- andropauseMen's midlife hormonal change
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- low TDeficient testosterone levels
- patchMaterial covering damage
hot flashes · transdermal patches · progesterone · hypothyroidism · HRT · pill · endocrinologist · endocrine glands · osteoporosis · estradiol · injection · cortisol · libido · weight gain · quality of life · tablet · pituitary gland · puberty
- endocrinehormones, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, parathyroid
- women's healthgynecologist, gynecology, menstruation, OB-GYN, period
- hormonal changesmenopause, andropause, perimenopause, low testosterone, hypogonadism
- midlife wellnessmenopause, perimenopause, midlife crisis, empty nest, hot flashes
- hormone therapyestradiol, HRT, estrogen therapy, testosterone therapy, estrogen
- transitionHRT, estrogen, testosterone, top surgery, vaginoplasty
hormone replacementchemical castration
Hormone therapy eliminating fertility
hormone replacementwatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
lifestyle modification · natural remedies · dietary management · phytoestrogens