Hormone Replacement Therapy

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** Treatment with estrogens or estrogen/progesterone after menopause or ovariectomy to prevent pathological effects of decreased estrogen production.

**Synonyms:** - HRT - HRT - Hormone Replacement Rx - hormone replacement therapy - hormone replacement therapy type - hormone_replacement_therapy_type - menopausal hormone therapy