Treatment with hormones to replace the natural hormones when the body does not produce them enough. For example, hormone replacement therapy may be given when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone or when the pituitary gland does not produce enough growth hormone. Alternatively, it may be given to postmenopausal women who do not produce estrogen and progesterone.
Alternative Meanings:
- hormone replacement therapy, HRTTreatment with hormones to replace the natural hormones when the body does not produce them enough. For example, hormone replacement therapy may be given when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone or when the pituitary gland does not produce enough growth hormone. Alternatively, it may be given to postmenopausal women who do not produce estrogen and progesterone.