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HRT

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HRT
abbr.
hormone replacement therapy

HRT
abbreviation for
(Medicine) hormone replacement therapy
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Noun1.HRT - hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"


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Results from the Women's Health Initiative in 2002, showing that the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, led to a rapid drop in HRT use.
New statistics show the number of prescriptions for HRT have fallen significantly.
The number of HRT patients in Britain has halved since 2001, when studies claimed that the treatment exposed women to higher risks of heart disease, strokes and some cancers.
 
 
 
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