treatment with synthetic estrogen drugs to relieve symptoms of menopause and to help protect women against osteoporosis and heart disease
Estrogen used in the treatment of vasomotor symptoms, prevention of osteoporosis and protection against cardiovascular disease. Often used with women who have had hysterectomies.
A regimen in which only estrogen is supplemented, often prescribed for women after hysterectomies. NOT recommended for women who have a uterus.
The administration of estrogen and progesterone from an outside source after the body has stopped making it because of natural or induced menopause.
replacement of estrogens following menopause to prevent osteoporosis or after loss of ovarian hormone production in premenopausal women.
(ERT) The therapeutic use of estrogen to stop the effects of menopause after the ovaries have been removed or have stopped functioning. If the uterus is still present the hormone regimen must include at least 11 days' progestogen usage each month, or there will be a risk of endometrial hyperplasia and hence endometrial cancer.
ERT is used to replace estrogen lost as a result of menopause. ERT relieves post-menopausal symptoms, such as dryness of the vagina and hot flashes, and prevents osteoporosis.
Treatment with he hormone estrogen, which has many effects, one of which is cholesterol lowering. It includes different amounts of estrogen and progestin, two hormones produced normally by women who have menstrual periods. ERT is given only to women who have gone through menopause. ERT may help prevent heart disease by lowering blood cholesterol levels, especially LDL.
The use of estrogen alone for the treatment of menopausal symptoms and prevention of some long-term effects of menopause Estrogen: A hormone produced in the ovaries affecting the growth and health of female reproductive functions and organs
use of the female hormone estrogen to replace that which the body no longer produces naturally after medical or surgical menopause.
is either a natural or synthetic form of estrogen that is taken after menopause.
A medication containing estrogen, that is prescribed for menopausal and postmenopausal women, which may relieve some of the symptoms of menopause and may also offer protection from some diseases.
Hormone treatment used to control changes associated with menopause, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and osteoporosis.
Therapy that replaces estrogen that is lost during and after natural menopause or surgical menopause (menopause caused by removal of the ovaries). While ERT can relieve symptoms such as hot flashes and prevent bone loss, recent research suggests that these benefits may be outweighed by certain health risks. See hormone replacement therapy.
see Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
(ERT): The use of exogenous estrogen (estrogen not produced by the body; estrogen from other sources) after the body has ceased to produce it because of natural or induced menopause. This type of hormone therapy is often prescribed to alleviate symptoms of menopause and has been shown to provide protective effects against heart disease and osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. Since estrogen nourishes some types of breast cancer, scientists are working on the question of whether estrogen replacement therapy increases breast cancer risk. There appears to be an emerging consensus that estrogen replacement therapy does not significantly increase the risk for breast cancer. This appears to be true for women who are on estrogen less than five years or who take less than 0.625 mg per day. ( See also estrogen, menopause, osteoporosis). Some new drugs called selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are being studied. They seem to have many of the beneficial effects of estrogen replacement without increasing breast cancer risk. Recent studies suggest that some SERMs may actually reduce breast cancer risk. ( See also estrogen, menopause, osteoporosis).
given to postmenopausal women to replace the hormone no longer produced by their ovaries
Estrogen in pill or patch form, which is given after menopause to reduce menopause symptoms. Prolonged use has been linked to higher risk for breast cancer.
Supplying female hormone (estrogen) that cannot be produced naturally after menopause.
the body's natural production of estrogen falls sharply with the onset of menopause. Supplemental oral estrogen, with or without other hormones, can offset the effects of lowered estrogen in postmenopausal women (such as hot flashes, moodiness, and increased risk for cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis).
The replacement of a woman's declining hormones with estrogen alone.
ERT. Hormones (estrogen and/or progesterone) given to postmenopausal women, or women who have had their ovaries surgically removed. Hormones are given to replace the estrogen no longer produced by the ovaries.