Hormone therapy
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Overview
Hormone therapy, or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment. Treatment with hormone antagonists may also referred to as hormonal therapy. Wikipedia has the following articles regarding this topic:
Cancer
- Hormonal therapy (oncology) for treatment of cancer
Aging
- Hormone replacement therapy (menopause) following menopause
- Testosterone replacement in males with low levels due to disease or aging
Depression
Testosterone therapy[1], especially among males with low testosterone levels. Testosterone may improve depressive symptoms in hypogonadal, older males[2].
Sex reassignment
- Hormone replacement therapy (female-to-male) in sex reassignment therapy for transmen
- Hormone replacement therapy (male-to-female) in sex reassignment therapy for transwomen
Intersex conditions
- Hormone therapy in Klinefelter's syndrome
- Hormone therapy in Turner syndrome
Hormonal deficiency
- Growth hormone replacement as a treatment for growth hormone deficiency
- Thyroid hormone replacement in hypothyroidism
Metabolism
Testosterone therapy may improve the metabolism of glucose and lipids. [3]
Psychological treatment
- Chemical castration of violent sex offenders
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- ↑ Walther A, Breidenstein J, Miller R (2019). "Association of Testosterone Treatment With Alleviation of Depressive Symptoms in Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". JAMA Psychiatry. 76 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.2734. PMC 6583468 Check
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value (help). PMID 30427999. - ↑ Snyder PJ, Bhasin S, Cunningham GR, Matsumoto AM, Stephens-Shields AJ, Cauley JA; et al. (2016). "Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men". N Engl J Med. 374 (7): 611–24. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1506119. PMC 5209754. PMID 26886521. Review in: Ann Intern Med. 2016 May 17;164(10):JC56
- ↑ Jones TH, Arver S, Behre HM, Buvat J, Meuleman E, Moncada I; et al. (2011). "Testosterone replacement in hypogonadal men with type 2 diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome (the TIMES2 study)". Diabetes Care. 34 (4): 828–37. doi:10.2337/dc10-1233. PMC 3064036. PMID 21386088.