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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Some women delayed treatment or skipped it because a 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study linked hormone therapy to slightly higher risks of breast cancer, heart attack and stroke in postmenopausal women.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Treatments and best practices around when to prescribe hormone therapy and what medications exactly to prescribe have evolved in recent decades.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 25 July 2025
At Children's National, the Gender Development Program does not provide gender-transition surgery for anyone under 18 and does not provide hormone therapy to children before puberty begins, according to the clinic's website.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Marcum has received hormone therapy since 2009 and has continued to receive the treatment since being imprisoned in 2016 following a murder conviction in Kenton Circuit Court.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 July 2025
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Treatments and best practices around when to prescribe hormone therapy and what medications exactly to prescribe have evolved in recent decades.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 25 July 2025
At Children's National, the Gender Development Program does not provide gender-transition surgery for anyone under 18 and does not provide hormone therapy to children before puberty begins, according to the clinic's website.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Marcum has received hormone therapy since 2009 and has continued to receive the treatment since being imprisoned in 2016 following a murder conviction in Kenton Circuit Court.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 July 2025
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“Hormone therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hormone%20therapy. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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