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(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"
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect (同)endocrine, internal_secretion

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(病気の)治療,療法 / =psychotherapy
ホルモン

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Hormone therapy or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment. Treatment with hormone antagonists may also be referred to as hormonal therapy or antihormone therapy. The most general classes of hormone therapy are oncologic hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy, of which there are various kinds (e.g., for menopause, for andropause, or for gender transition).

Indications

Hormonal therapy for cancer
- Androgen deprivation therapy for men with prostate cancer
- Estrogen deprivation therapy for women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
- High-dose estrogen therapy for women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
Hormone replacement therapy
- Hormone replacement therapy (menopause) for menopausal women
- Androgen replacement therapy in males with low levels of testosterone due to disease or aging
- Hormone replacement therapy (transgender) for transgender people
  - Hormone replacement therapy (female-to-male) in sex reassignment therapy for transgender men
  - Hormone replacement therapy (male-to-female) in sex reassignment therapy for transgender women
- Hormone replacement therapy for people with intersex conditions (e.g., Klinefelter syndrome, Turner syndrome)
Growth hormone treatment for growth hormone deficiency
Thyroid hormone replacement in hypothyroidism
Antithyroid therapy in hyperthyroidism
Glucocorticoid and/or mineralocorticoid replacement in conditions such as Addison's disease
Antiglucocorticoid therapy in Cushing's syndrome
Chemical castration of men or sex offenders with paraphilias or hypersexuality

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1. ホルモン療法を用いた閉経期症状の治療 treatment of menopausal symptoms with hormone therapy
2. 転移性ホルモン受容体陽性乳癌に対する治療アプローチ：内分泌療法 treatment approach to metastatic hormone receptor positive breast cancer endocrine therapy
3. 閉経期のホルモン療法：利益とリスク menopausal hormone therapy benefits and risks
4. 閉経期のホルモン療法で用いる製剤 preparations for menopausal hormone therapy
5. 非転移性ホルモン受容体陽性乳癌に対する補助内分泌療法 adjuvant endocrine therapy for non metastatic hormone receptor positive breast cancer

English Journal

Prostaglandin dependent control of an endogenous estrogen receptor agonist by osteoblasts.

McCarthy TL1, Centrella M.
Journal of cellular physiology.J Cell Physiol.2015 May;230(5):1104-14. doi: 10.1002/jcp.24842.
Estrogen receptor (ER) activation has complex effects on bone cells, and loss of circulating estradiol adversely affects skeletal status in women. Hormone replacement therapy effectively circumvents bone loss after menopause, but enhances disease risk in other tissues. Here we show that prostaglandi
PMID 25292157

Sex differences in mitochondrial (dys)function: Implications for neuroprotection.

Demarest TG1, McCarthy MM.
Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes.J Bioenerg Biomembr.2015 Apr;47(1-2):173-88. doi: 10.1007/s10863-014-9583-7. Epub 2014 Oct 8.
Decades of research have revealed numerous differences in brain structure size, connectivity and metabolism between males and females. Sex differences in neurobehavioral and cognitive function after various forms of central nervous system (CNS) injury are observed in clinical practice and animal res
PMID 25293493