How to Use replacement therapy in a Sentence

replacement therapy

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  • Many users of nicotine replacement therapies stay on them for years or decades.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Hormone replacement therapy comes with risks of its own, since long-term use may increase the chances of stroke, blood clots or heart attack.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 May 2022
  • Testosterone replacement therapy in men with FVL does increase the risk of blood clots in some studies, but not in others.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Hormone replacement therapy cools hot flashes in more than 90% of those who take it.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 12 May 2023
  • Around 2007, the family learnt of an enzyme replacement therapy available for Pompe’s in the US.
    — Johanna Deeksha, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2022
  • These 10 books are replacement therapy: This fall TV season is bleak.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Research is mixed on whether nicotine replacement therapies like the patch and gum will help pregnant women, Maulik said.
    — Kelsey Ryan and Andy Marso, kansascity, 27 Feb. 2018
  • The demand for testosterone replacement therapy has tripled in recent years, and the demand for the service has led to the establishment of clinics.
    — Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • In 2003, the FDA approved the first treatment for Fabry, an enzyme replacement therapy.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 July 2023
  • But Vidya was also told that there was a way to improve his quality of life—enzyme replacement therapy.
    — Johanna Deeksha, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Nicotine replacement therapies—like the nicotine patch, gum, and lozenges—are safe and effective for adults who want to quit smoking cigarettes.
    — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Hormone replacement therapy contains female hormones and is used to replace those that your body makes less of leading up to or after menopause.
    — Danielle Wilhour, Fortune Well, 9 Aug. 2023
  • If your testosterone is low, is testosterone replacement therapy the answer?
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2018
  • There are no nicotine replacement therapies approved by the FDA for kids under age 18, though some doctors do prescribe them off-label.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2019
  • For adults, nicotine replacement therapies are simply available over the counter.
    — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Testosterone replacement therapy is one such treatment that can be used to help increase testosterone levels in men with low testosterone.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • For one, the evidence is stronger that nicotine replacement therapy, or NRT, is effective in helping adults quit.
    — Kat Eschner, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Avoid over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies like lozenges, gum or patches, which haven’t been fully tested on people under 18.
    — Betsy McKay, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2018
  • Nicotine replacement therapies are a multibillion-dollar industry of gum and lozenges and patches and inhalers that are often known by the brand name Nicorette.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Brenan started hormone-replacement therapy a few weeks before the Covid-19 lockdown began in our state this spring.
    — Lauren Rowello, Marie Claire, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Bueso saw health improvements with the new drug, Naglazyme, an enzyme replacement therapy.
    — Sophie Haigney, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2018
  • Alam takes a relatively low dose of 50mg per week split between two injections (or about half the standard dose used in testosterone-replacement therapy).
    — Men's Health, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Which is why the state is engaged in a concerted effort to steer vapors toward nicotine replacement therapies.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Testosterone replacement therapy can help, but if your levels get too high, your sleep duration will suffer.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 17 Feb. 2023
  • One small study from last year found that 80% of people who used e-cigs to quit real cigs were still vaping a year later, compared to just 9% of people who used other nicotine-replacement therapies.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Hormone replacement therapy, for example, used to be the gold-standard treatment for menopausal women struggling with symptoms such as hot flashes and mood changes.
    — Amitha Kalaichandran, Wired, 3 June 2021
  • That’s why the Food and Drug Administration has approved nicotine replacement therapies like gum, lozenges, and patches.
    — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Testosterone replacement therapy is commonly prescribed to men in their 70s and 80s.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2022
  • These replacement therapies are often injected in animals to help to lower their appetite and maintain weight gain.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Hormone replacement therapy is recommended to ease these symptoms in women younger than 60 or within 10 years of menopause onset, according to the Menopause Society.
    — Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2024

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