Hormone Replacement Therapy
| Definition: |
Therapeutic use of hormones to alleviate the effects of hormone deficiency. |
| Notes: |
coord IM with specific hormone /ther use; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY is also available |
| Previously Indexed: |
Estrogen Replacement Therapy (1990-1998) |
Hormone Replacement Therapy Categories.
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Estrogen Replacement Therapy - The use of hormonal agents with estrogen-like activity in postmenopausal or other estrogen-deficient women to alleviate effects of hormone deficiency, such as vasomotor symptoms, DYSPAREUNIA, and progressive development of OSTEOPOROSIS. This may also include the use of progestational agents in combination therapy. |
Hormone Replacement Therapy Definitions and Terms
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