How to Use hormone replacement therapy in a Sentence

hormone replacement therapy

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  • Speak with your doctor about whether hormone replacement therapy might be the right choice for you.
    — Kelly Conaboy, SELF, 13 Dec. 2023
  • In August 2023, a federal judge blocked the part of the law that banned hormone replacement therapy.
    — Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Daye was in the midst of transitioning and was using hormone replacement therapy at the time of her death.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2020
  • In the 1990s there was a rise in incidence -- about half a percent a year -- that was attributed to the widespread use of hormone replacement therapy to ease the symptoms of menopause.
    — George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2013
  • Many women turn to hormone replacement therapy for help reducing pain in the joints, but this is not always the best way to ease menopause symptoms.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • As does a small dose of estradiol [a form of hormone replacement therapy].
    — Lisa Butterworth, SELF, 14 Feb. 2023
  • After all, what is rennet if not the hormone replacement therapy of dairy?
    — H Conley, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022
  • At the least, Wilcox said, his study suggests that there is no need to for women who get Covid to discontinue their hormone replacement therapy.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 May 2022
  • Davis is the mother to a 16-year-old who has been on puberty blockers for a year and started hormone replacement therapy in July.
    — Nelly Ontiveros Cervantes, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2022
  • At the time of her transition in 2019, the NCAA required that transgender athletes have one year of hormone replacement therapy to be cleared to compete.
    — Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 19 June 2022
  • In the new research, the link between weight loss and breast cancer risk was only observed in women who were not taking hormone replacement therapy, said Teras.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Since beginning hormone replacement therapy three years ago, the amount of testosterone has never changed.
    — Bari Glassman, Men's Health, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The symptoms of both sexes begin to converge again after females go through menopause, though use of hormone replacement therapy can have an effect.
    — Bob Roehr, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2016
  • If a drop in estrogen prompts an increase in cholesterol, what about adding estrogen back into the body, such as with hormone replacement therapy?
    — Time, 21 Sep. 2022
  • In the case of hormone replacement therapy, millions of women used HRT to relieve the symptoms of menopause and decrease the likelihood of bone fractures, heart attacks and even Alzheimer’s disease in later years.
    — Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
  • And some midwives may be able to prescribe hormone replacement therapy, one of the most common treatments for managing menopausal symptoms.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2024
  • However, hormone replacement therapy can help ease women into menopause so the symptoms are not such a shock, Dr. Jacoub says.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Women’s health campaigner and author Kate Muir argued that the focus should be on issues like hormone replacement therapy, which can ease symptoms but has faced shortages in the U.K. for years.
    — Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • And the district connected her with resources for hormone replacement therapy and other help.
    — Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
  • However, just how the loss of those hormones and the impact of hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, affects dementia risk is also unclear.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Though hormone replacement therapy meant going through puberty again, beginning this journey through gender felt like seeing the sun for the first time.
    — Lara Americo, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
  • There hasn’t been enough research into the long-term health outcomes of hormone replacement therapy on trans men, and the studies that do exist have often been contradictory.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • This is primarily the reason that women who use hormone replacement therapy have a longer life expectancy than women who do not.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Felicia Daye said her daughter was in the midst of transitioning and was using hormone replacement therapy.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2020
  • In the meantime, there are treatments that can help lessen both the frequency and severity of migraines throughout menopause, including hormone replacement therapy.
    — Danielle Wilhour, Fortune Well, 9 Aug. 2023
  • In contrast, research has shown that starting hormone replacement therapy reduces the risk of suicide by 73% for trans youth, among other mental health benefits.
    — Derek P. Siegel, The Conversation, 22 May 2023
  • On Thursday, the 26-year-old posted a selfie on Twitter in honor of Pride, showing off their new look after starting hormone replacement therapy in February.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • Many transgender women, on the other hand, are prescribed spironolactone to suppress testosterone as a part of their hormone replacement therapy.
    — Sophie Vershbow, Allure, 15 Sep. 2022
  • If passed, the West Virginia measure would also require residents be at least age 18 to be eligible for hormone replacement therapy or the surgeries.
    — Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Amid this wry look at the sandwich generation, Pearson adds a dose of medical advice about hormone replacement therapy.
    — Patty Rhule, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018

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