Doctors do not recommend hormone replacement therapy (HRT) following a hysterectomy unless a person has had their ovaries removed or experiences menopausal symptoms that affect their quality of life.

Hormone therapy can be life-changing for people navigating menopause, hormone imbalances, or hormone-sensitive cancers. From easing hot flashes to preventing cancer recurrence, treatments range from ...

Menopause occurs when people assigned female at birth stop having menstrual periods and can no longer get pregnant. During the years leading up to menopause, known as perimenopause, the ovaries start ...

In prostate cancer, hormone therapy is treatment to keep the cancer cells from getting testosterone, the main male hormone (androgen). Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is also called ...

Your doctor may prescribe hormone therapy if you have late-stage cancer and sometimes if you have working ovaries and want to get pregnant. Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images Hormone therapy for ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a prescription medication to help relieve symptoms of menopause. HRT contains artificial estrogen and progesterone to replace the hormones the ovaries are no ...

On Monday, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced that after 20 years, they were righting a medical ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a medical treatment that aims to alleviate the symptoms of menopause by replenishing hormones like estrogen and progesterone, which naturally decrease as women age ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Estrogen gel vs. patch — which is the better HRT option for you? If menopause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings are ...

For an estimated eight out of 10 women who experience physical and emotional symptoms leading up to menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment option. It's not the only way to manage ...