Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Hormone Replacement Therapy
TermHormone Replacement Therapy
Short definitionHormone Replacement Therapy (HOR-mone reh-PLAYT THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with hormones to replace natural hormones when the body is not producing enough. For example, hormone replacement therapy may be given when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone or when the pituitary gland does not produce enough growth hormone. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Hormone Replacement Therapy - (pronounced) (HOR-mone reh-PLAYT THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with hormones to replace natural hormones when the body is not producing enough. For example, hormone replacement therapy may be given when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone or when the pituitary gland does not produce enough growth hormone. Or it can be given to postmenopausal women to replace the hormones estrogen and progesterone that are no longer made by the body. Also called HRT

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