Estrogen replacement therapy
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002293
The use of hormonal agents with estrogen-like activity in postmenopausal or other estrogen-deficient women to alleviate effects of hormone deficiency, such as vasomotor symptoms, dyspareunia, and progressive development of osteoporosis. This may also include the use of progestational agents in combination therapy.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002293 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| Synonyms | estrogen-progestin combination therapy; estrogen-progestin replacement therapy |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2013; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Hormone replacement therapy; Synthetic estrogens; Synthetic progestogens |
| Translations | Spanish: terapia de sustitución de estrógenos |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002293",
"term": "Estrogen replacement therapy",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The use of hormonal agents with estrogen-like activity in postmenopausal or other estrogen-deficient women to alleviate effects of hormone deficiency, such as vasomotor symptoms, dyspareunia, and progressive development of osteoporosis. This may also include the use of progestational agents in combination therapy.",
"synonyms": [
"estrogen-progestin combination therapy",
"estrogen-progestin replacement therapy"
],
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"hormone replacement therapy",
"synthetic estrogens",
"synthetic progestogens"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2013",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "terapia de sustitución de estrógenos"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/estrogen-replacement-therapy/"
}
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