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 …—
Carina Storrs
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None were receiving testosterone or hormone therapy.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 21 July 2025
As scientists dig deeper into the connection between bladder health, menopause and hormone therapy, important questions are emerging.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 July 2025
And on June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that restricted trans minors’ access to medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Years of physician training and research around menopause care and hormone therapy was lost after 2002, Malone said.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 21 July 2025
As scientists dig deeper into the connection between bladder health, menopause and hormone therapy, important questions are emerging.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 July 2025
And on June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that restricted trans minors’ access to medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Years of physician training and research around menopause care and hormone therapy was lost after 2002, Malone said.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 11 July 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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