Hormone Replacement Therapy Definition

noun
The administration of estrogen and progestin to women to relieve the symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Hormone replacement therapy has been associated with certain risks, such as an increased risk of breast cancer.
American Heritage
(medicine, chiefly serotherapy) Any of several medical regimens that introduce hormones to the body to replace lost or unavailable ones.
Male-to-female transsexuals often undergo hormone replacement therapy using estrogens and antiandrogens.
Elderly women can use estrogenic hormone replacement therapy to alleviate postmenopausal symptoms.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Hormone Replacement Therapy

Noun

Singular:
hormone replacement therapy
Plural:
hormone replacement therapies

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to hormone replacement therapy using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Word Length

Words Near Hormone Replacement Therapy in the Dictionary