HRT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does HRT mean? 

• HRT (noun)
  The noun HRT has 1 sense:

1. hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis

  Familiarity information: HRT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HRT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hormone-replacement therapy; hormone replacement therapy; HRT

Hypernyms ("HRT" is a kind of...):

therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))

 Context examples 

If you do decide to take HRT, it should be the lowest dose that helps and for the shortest time needed.

(Hormone Replacement Therapy, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Also called HRT and menopausal hormone therapy.

(Hormone Replacement Therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Also called hormone replacement therapy and HRT.

(Menopausal hormone therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Certain types of HRT have a higher risk, and each woman's own risks can vary depending upon her health history and lifestyle.

(Hormone Replacement Therapy, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

HRT may also protect against osteoporosis.

(Hormone Replacement Therapy, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Also called: Estrogen Replacement Therapy, HRT, ERT, Estrogen replacement therapy, Menopausal hormone therapy

(Hormone Replacement Therapy, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Some women take hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also called menopausal hormone therapy, to relieve these symptoms.

(Hormone Replacement Therapy, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

However, HRT also has risks.

(Hormone Replacement Therapy, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)