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Hormone Therapy for Menopause

Hormone therapy for menopause can relieve some menopause symptoms, but it isn't right for everyone. Talk to your provider about the risks and benefits.

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Definition

Hormone therapy for menopause can relieve some menopause symptoms, but it isn't right for everyone. Talk to your provider about the risks and benefits.

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Canonical title: Hormone Therapy for Menopause
Alphabetical key: H
Category: Educational Resource
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: ERT, Estrogen replacement therapy, Hormone replacement therapy, HRT, Menopausal hormone therapy, MHT
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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