Menopausal hormone therapy
| Menopausal hormone therapy | |
|---|---|
| Term | Menopausal hormone therapy |
| Short definition | menopausal hormone therapy - (pronounced) (MEH-nuh-PAW-zul HOR-mone THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with the hormones estrogen and progesterone or with estrogen alone to relieve menopausal symptoms. Symptoms can include hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, trouble sleeping, mood swings, and bone loss. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
menopausal hormone therapy - (pronounced) (MEH-nuh-PAW-zul HOR-mone THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with the hormones estrogen and progesterone or with estrogen alone to relieve menopausal symptoms. Symptoms can include hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, trouble sleeping, mood swings, and bone loss. Hormone therapy for menopause is given to replace the natural hormones that are no longer made by the body. It is given to women who have gone through the menopause or who have a premature menopause because of cancer treatment or surgery to remove their ovaries. Also called MHT
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Menopausal hormone therapy
- Wikipedia's article - Menopausal hormone therapy
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