Treating cancers by changing the hormone balance of the body, instead of by using cell-killing drugs.
Hormone therapy
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Hormone therapy, or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment. Treatment with hormone antagonists may also referred to as hormonal therapy. Wikipedia has the following articles regarding this topic:
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Cancer
- Hormonal therapy (oncology) for treatment of cancer
Aging
- Hormone replacement therapy (menopause) following menopause
- Testosterone replacement in males with low levels due to disease or aging
Sex reassignment
- Hormone replacement therapy (female-to-male) in sex reassignment therapy for transmen
- Hormone replacement therapy (male-to-female) in sex reassignment therapy for transwomen
Intersex conditions
- Hormone therapy in Klinefelter's syndrome
- Hormone therapy in Turner syndrome
Hormonal deficiency
- Growth hormone treatment for growth hormone deficiency
- Thyroid hormone replacement in hypothyroidism
Psychological treatment
- Chemical castration of violent sex offenders
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- HRT (abbreviation)
- Adjuvant therapy (in medicine)
- Hypothyroidism: Prognosis
- Selective estrogen receptor modulator (in medicine)
- When is growth hormone therapy recommended? (anatomy)
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- Turner Syndrome: Treatment
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- Menopause and Beyond (1992 Film)
- Intersex States: Treatment
- Hypopituitarism: Prognosis
- Prostate Cancer: Alternative treatment
- When Women Go Through Menopause Where Do Men Go? (1997 Health & Fitness Film)
