| hormone replacement therapy |
The therapeutic use of synthetic hormones, usually estrogen and progesterone after menopause or following a hysterectomy.
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| hormone replacement therapy |
Substitute for the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone. Usually given when the levels fall due to menopause.
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| hormone replacement therapy |
The use of hormone preparations to treat hormone deficiency states. In women, the administration of estrogens (usually in combination with progestins, combination hormone therapy) for the treatment of menopausal symptoms.
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| hormone replacement therapy |
Can be prescribed by a doctor to replace the estrogen that a woman stops producing after she goes through menopause. It is sometimes called "HRT."
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| hormone replacement therapy |
Hormone-containing medications taken to offset the symptoms and other effects of the hormone loss that accompanies menopause.
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