Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Terapia hormonal para la menopausia
Menopausal hormone therapy (MEH-nuh-PAW-zul HOR-mone THAYR-uh-pee)
Hormones (estrogen, progesterone, or both) given to women after menopause to replace the hormones no longer produced by the ovaries. Also called hormone replacement therapy and HRT.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.