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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However, athletes assigned female at birth who have started hormone therapy, such as testosterone, may practice with women's teams but cannot compete without jeopardizing the team's eligibility for championships.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Some people who have certain health histories are likely not going to be able to take any form of hormone therapy for their perimenopause symptoms.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2025
In the early 2000s scientists noted the most aggressive tumors lacked the three receptors that respond to hormone therapies and termed this cancer subtype triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
—Leah Small, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2025
In the 2022 fiscal year, the Bureau of Prisons spent $153,000, or 0.01 percent of its total health care expenses, on hormone therapy, according to information provided to Congress by Colette Peters, then the director of the bureau.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Some people who have certain health histories are likely not going to be able to take any form of hormone therapy for their perimenopause symptoms.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2025
In the early 2000s scientists noted the most aggressive tumors lacked the three receptors that respond to hormone therapies and termed this cancer subtype triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
—Leah Small, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2025
In the 2022 fiscal year, the Bureau of Prisons spent $153,000, or 0.01 percent of its total health care expenses, on hormone therapy, according to information provided to Congress by Colette Peters, then the director of the bureau.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Hormone therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hormone%20therapy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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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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