hormone replacement therapy

[hawr-mohn ri-pleys-muhnt ther-uh-pee]

noun

1. the administration of a particular sex hormone for therapeutic purposes, especially to treat a drop in production associated with aging or a disease. HRT

2. Also called gender-affirming hormone therapy. Also called cross-sex hormone therapy. the administration of androgens, estrogens, progestins, or androgen suppressants to a transgender person in order to align their secondary sexual characteristics with their gender identity. HRT

hormone replacement therapy

noun

1. HRT. a form of oestrogen treatment used to control menopausal symptoms and in the prevention of osteoporosis

hormone replacement therapy

1. The therapeutic administration of estrogen and often progesterone to postmenopausal women in order to reduce symptoms and signs of estrogen deficiency, such as hot flashes and osteoporosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hormone replacement therapy¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Menopausal hormone therapy, or hormone replacement therapy, as it is also called, was once commonly prescribed to combat declining estrogen levels in middle-aged women.

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Years the Food and Drug Administration required “black box” warning labels on hormone replacement therapy for women.

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In my professional opinion, the demonization of hormone replacement therapy for perimenopausal women and the underappreciation of its health benefits ranks among the greatest mistakes of modern medicine.

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Greene and other conservatives shifted the narrative away from the AR-15 used in the attack, instead questioning whether hormone replacement therapy was a “cause” of the violence.

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The change at the school comes years after Thomas competed at UPenn - first with the school's men's team for three seasons before starting hormone replacement therapy in spring 2019.

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