English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
hormone replacement therapy — HRT. Hormones (estrogen, progesterone, or both) given to women after menopause to replace the hormones no longer produced by the ovaries. Also called HRT and menopausal hormone therapy … English dictionary of cancer terms
Hormone replacement therapy (menopause) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a system of medical treatment for surgically menopausal, perimenopausal and to a lesser extent postmenopausal women. It is based on the idea that the treatment may prevent discomfort caused by diminished… … Wikipedia
Hormone replacement therapy (female-to-male) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. However, not all cases of hormone replacement therapy are used by transgendered people … Wikipedia
hormone replacement therapy — ► NOUN ▪ treatment with certain hormones to alleviate menopausal symptoms or osteoporosis … English terms dictionary
hormone replacement therapy — noun treatment with oestrogens to alleviate menopausal symptoms or osteoporosis … English new terms dictionary
hormone replacement therapy — noun the administration of oestrogen and progesterone to post menopausal women to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and ease the symptoms of the menopause; the occurrence of adverse side effects has seen a reduction in its use. Also, HRT …
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy — (BHRT) is the use of supplemental doses of steroid hormones with a chemical structure identical to endogenous human hormones (hormones naturally produced in the human body). On 1/10/2008 the US Food and Drug Administration sent… … Wikipedia
The Hormone Foundation — Infobox Organization name = The Hormone Foundation headquarters = Chevy Chase, Maryland location = United States formation = 1997 website = http://www.hormone.org/ The Hormone Foundation, established in 1997 by The Endocrine Society as its public … Wikipedia
Hormonal therapy (oncology) — Hormonal therapy is one of the major modalities of medical treatment for cancer, others being cytotoxic chemotherapy and targeted therapy (biotherapeutics). It involves the manipulation of the endocrine system through exogenous administration of… … Wikipedia
HRT — Hormone replacement therapy. Hormones (estrogen, progesterone, or both) given to women after menopause to replace the hormones no longer produced by the ovaries. Also called hormone replacement therapy and menopausal hormone therapy … English dictionary of cancer terms
