Definition of Hormone-replacement therapy

1. Noun. Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis.

Exact synonyms: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hrt
Generic synonyms: Therapy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hormone-replacement Therapy

horks
horme
hormes
hormesis
hormetic
hormetically
hormion
hormogonal
hormogonia
hormogonium
hormonal gingivitis
hormonal therapy
hormonally
hormone
hormone-replacement therapy (current term)
hormone antagonists
hormonelike
hormones
hormonic
hormonogenesis
hormonogenic
hormonopoiesis
hormonopoietic
hormonoprivia
hormonotherapy

Literary usage of Hormone-replacement therapy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women by Marian Sandmaier (1992)
"Other research suggests that hormone replacement therapy also may increase the ... When choosing a particular type of hormone replacement therapy, ..."

2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Menopausal hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer: a meta-analysis. ... Hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer: results from ..."

3. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"Hormone Replacement After hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo- oophorectomy, patients often require hormone replacement therapy to relieve menopausal ..."

4. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Hormone Replacement Therapy: Facts To Help You Decide; ... Hormone Replacement Therapy. Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; ..."

5. Getting Fit Your Way: A Self-paced Fitness Guide (1993)
"In the past, women with lupus have not been able to use oral contraceptives or take advantage of hormone replacement therapy because of concerns that ..."

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