hormone therapy
nounDefinition of hormone therapy
: 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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Among these services are treatment for gender dysphoria, hormone therapy, voice-retraining speech therapy and a full prosthetics department. — Cincinnati Va Medical Center, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati VA Medical Center is proud to support LGBT Veterans," 24 July 2019 Adding a newer drug to standard hormone therapy lengthens the lives of younger women with advanced breast cancer, a new trial has found. — Amy Norton, CBS News, "Newer drug extends lives of young breast cancer patients, study finds," 3 June 2019 Some endometriosis treatment options, like hormone therapy, may reduce endometriosis’ impact on fertility. — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, "How Does Endometriosis Impact Fertility?," 8 Feb. 2019 Now, two other drugs have proven able to extend survival when used like chemo or Zytiga in men who were getting usual hormone therapy and still being helped by it. — Marilynn Marchione, Twin Cities, "Drugs make headway against lung, breast, prostate cancers," 3 June 2019 Whitley also works with Haven for Hope to connect its transgender residents over the age of 25 with services, including hormone therapy and help with changing IDs to reflect preferred names and genders. — Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, "The Trump administration wants to allow homeless shelters to turn away transgender people," 11 June 2019 Hormonal contraceptives and other forms of hormone therapy are common treatments for endometriosis. — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, "How Does Endometriosis Impact Fertility?," 8 Feb. 2019 For the study, the 67% of women showing an intermediate risk of recurrence had surgery and hormone therapy and half of them also received chemo. — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, "Thousands of women could forgo chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer, study says," 3 June 2018 The final type of hormone therapy relies on aromatase inhibitors, which are drugs that block an enzyme called aromatase that turns other hormones into estrogen. — Korin Miller, SELF, "What Are My Options for Ovarian Cancer Treatment?," 13 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hormone therapy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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