hormone replacement therapy

noun

: the therapeutic use of hormones typically to increase diminished levels in the body : hormone therapy

The usual treatment for hypothyroidism is hormone replacement therapy.

—Kate Murphy

especially : the administration of estrogen often along with a synthetic progestin especially to ameliorate the symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis

—abbreviation HRT

Examples of hormone replacement therapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Modifiable risk factors that are linked to breast cancer include physical inactivity, obesity, drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco and taking hormone replacement therapy. —Omer Awan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

Signed into law in March 2023 by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, the ban, Senate Bill 1, barred medical providers from prescribing puberty blockers or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to or performing gender-affirming surgeries on trans people under the age of 18. —Quispe López, Them, 18 Oct. 2024

In 2023, Texas enacted a law, Senate Bill 14, banning hormone replacement therapy and other forms of gender-affirming care for minors. —Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024

Others have no intention of starting hormone replacement therapy. —Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

hormone replacement therapy

noun

: the therapeutic use of hormones typically to increase diminished levels in the body : hormone therapy

The usual treatment for hypothyroidism is hormone replacement therapy.

—Kate Murphy

especially : the administration of estrogen often along with a synthetic progestin especially to ameliorate the symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis

—abbreviation HRT