hormone therapy
noun
: the therapeutic use of hormones: such as
a
: the administration of hormones especially to increase diminished levels in the body
especially
: hormone replacement therapy
b
: therapy involving the use of drugs or surgical procedures to suppress the production of or to inhibit the effects of a hormone (such as estrogen or testosterone)
hormone therapy to treat breast or prostate cancer
c
: the administration or use of sex hormones (such as estrogen or testosterone) or other agents (such as antiandrogens) to suppress or induce the development of certain secondary sex characteristics to better align with the gender identity of a transgender or gender nonconforming individual
Many transgender people take lifelong hormone therapy …—
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Granados is accused of prescribing puberty blockers and/or hormone therapy to 21 trans young people since Texas legislators passed Senate Bill 14 last year, which banned such care for minors in the state.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
Another study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics reported high levels of satisfaction and low levels of regret among more than 220 young people who had accessed puberty blockers and hormone therapy as kids and teens.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
My hormone positive and HER2 negative cancer was caught early thankfully, but the best course of action was to start a medication called Verzenio that works with hormone therapy to reduce estrogen and inhibit the growth of certain proteins that can speed up cancer cell development.
—Clea Shearer, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2024
The pursuit of ever-lasting youth, via blood transfusions and hormone therapy, is expensive.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
Another study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics reported high levels of satisfaction and low levels of regret among more than 220 young people who had accessed puberty blockers and hormone therapy as kids and teens.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
My hormone positive and HER2 negative cancer was caught early thankfully, but the best course of action was to start a medication called Verzenio that works with hormone therapy to reduce estrogen and inhibit the growth of certain proteins that can speed up cancer cell development.
—Clea Shearer, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2024
The pursuit of ever-lasting youth, via blood transfusions and hormone therapy, is expensive.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
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hormone therapy
noun
variants
or hormonal therapy
: the therapeutic use of hormones: as
a
: the administration of hormones especially to increase diminished levels in the body
especially
: hormone replacement therapy
b
: therapy involving the use of drugs or surgical procedures to suppress the production of or inhibit the effects of a hormone (as estrogen or testosterone)
hormone therapy to treat breast or prostate cancer
c
: the administration or use of sex hormones or other agents (as antiandrogens) to suppress or induce the development of certain secondary sex characteristics to better align with the gender identity of an individual
Many transgender people take lifelong hormone therapy …—Carina Storrs
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