Hormonal therapy

Hormone therapy or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment. Treatment with hormone antagonists may also referred to as hormonal therapy.

1 Cancer
2 Aging
3 Sex reassignment
4 Intersex conditions
5 Hormonal deficiency
6 Psychological treatment
7 See also

Cancer

Hormonal therapy for cancer.
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer refers to androgen deprivation therapy.

Aging

Hormone replacement therapy (menopause) connected to menopause
Testosterone replacement in males with low levels due to disease or aging

Sex reassignment

Intersex conditions

Hormone therapy in Klinefelter syndrome
Hormonetherapy in Turner syndrome

Hormonal deficiency

Growth hormone treatment for growth hormone deficiency
Thyroid hormone replacement in hypothyroidism
Cortisol and/or aldosterone replacement in Addison's disease

Psychological treatment

Chemical castration of violent sex offenders

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Hormonal therapy