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Is a medical treatment for menopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal men and women, based on the assumption that it may prevent discomfort and health problems caused by diminished circulating estrogen and progesterone hormones in the female. The treatment involves a series of drugs designed to artificially boost hormone levels. The main types of hormones involved are estrogens, progesterone or progestins, and sometimes testosterone in the case of men.
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(2012) Progesterone. In: Schwab M (ed) Encyclopedia of Cancer, 3rd edn. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, p 2990. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16483-5_4753.
(2012) Testosterone. In: Schwab M (ed) Encyclopedia of Cancer, 3rd edn. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, p 3660. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16483-5_5741.
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(2017). Hormone Replacement Therapy. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46875-3_2815
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