hormone therapy
noun
: the therapeutic use of hormones: such as
a
: the administration of hormones especially to increase diminished levels in the body
especially : hormone replacement therapy
b
: therapy involving the use of drugs or surgical procedures to suppress the production of or to inhibit the effects of a hormone (such as estrogen or testosterone)
hormone therapy to treat breast or prostate cancer
c
: the administration or use of sex hormones (such as estrogen or testosterone) or other agents (such as antiandrogens) to suppress or induce the development of certain secondary sex characteristics to better align with the gender identity of a transgender or gender nonconforming individual
Many transgender people take lifelong hormone therapy …
Carina Storrs
Carina Storrs
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Transgender girls must have completed at least one full year of hormone therapy before they are allowed to play on the girls' team. Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022 Callahan, 37, has worked for Planned Parenthood for nine years and makes $22 an hour doing outreach for patients who need regular appointments for HIV prevention and hormone therapy. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2022 Marquez has undertaken hormone therapy and legally changed her name. NBC News, 22 Apr. 2022 This part of the process may also include hormone therapy that can lead to gender-affirming physical change, but again, the care plan is flexible, Deutsch said. Jen Christensen, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 She is also set to begin hormone therapy in the fall. Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 15 Apr. 2022 Issued in February, Abbott’s directive cited an opinion by Attorney General Ken Paxton that said such care, which includes hormone therapy and has been sanctioned by the nation’s mainstream medical associations, constitutes child abuse. Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Apr. 2022 Pritchard, a trans woman, said the threat of losing healthcare is felt heavily by trans employees, many of whom have relied on Starbucks for coverage of surgeries or hormone therapy. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 Many of the bills looking to ban gender-affirming treatments for trans minors, such as puberty blockers, chest surgery or hormone therapy, make explicit exceptions for people with intersex characteristics. Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 See More
Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022 Callahan, 37, has worked for Planned Parenthood for nine years and makes $22 an hour doing outreach for patients who need regular appointments for HIV prevention and hormone therapy. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2022 Marquez has undertaken hormone therapy and legally changed her name. NBC News, 22 Apr. 2022 This part of the process may also include hormone therapy that can lead to gender-affirming physical change, but again, the care plan is flexible, Deutsch said. Jen Christensen, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 She is also set to begin hormone therapy in the fall. Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 15 Apr. 2022 Issued in February, Abbott’s directive cited an opinion by Attorney General Ken Paxton that said such care, which includes hormone therapy and has been sanctioned by the nation’s mainstream medical associations, constitutes child abuse. Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Apr. 2022 Pritchard, a trans woman, said the threat of losing healthcare is felt heavily by trans employees, many of whom have relied on Starbucks for coverage of surgeries or hormone therapy. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 Many of the bills looking to ban gender-affirming treatments for trans minors, such as puberty blockers, chest surgery or hormone therapy, make explicit exceptions for people with intersex characteristics. Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hormone therapy
noun
variants or hormonal therapy
: the therapeutic use of hormones: as
a
: the administration of hormones especially to increase diminished levels in the body
especially : hormone replacement therapy
b
: therapy involving the use of drugs or surgical procedures to suppress the production of or inhibit the effects of a hormone (as estrogen or testosterone)
hormone therapy to treat breast or prostate cancer
c
: the administration or use of sex hormones or other agents (as antiandrogens) to suppress or induce the development of certain secondary sex characteristics to better align with the gender identity of an individual
Many transgender people take lifelong hormone therapy … Carina Storrs
Carina Storrs