Hormone treatments & replacement therapy
Hormone treatments aim to restore a hormone toward a target range or to replace one the body no longer makes in sufficient amounts. Whether a treatment is appropriate depends on diagnosis, symptoms, individual risk factors, and shared decision-making with a clinician. The overviews below are educational and do not recommend any specific therapy for you.
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Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT): Neutral Overview
A calm, evidence-based overview of testosterone replacement therapy: who it may suit after diagnosis, how it works, monitoring, and key considerations.
Menopausal Hormone Therapy (HRT): A Neutral Overview
An evidence-based overview of menopausal hormone therapy (HRT): who it may suit, how it works, common forms, monitoring, and points to discuss with a doctor.
Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Neutral Overview
An evidence-based overview of thyroid hormone replacement for hypothyroidism: who it may suit, how it works, common forms, TSH monitoring, and considerations.
Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: A Neutral Overview
An evidence-based, neutral overview of gender-affirming hormone therapy: who it may be considered for, how it works, forms, monitoring, and considerations.
Growth Hormone Therapy Overview: A Neutral Guide
A neutral, evidence-based overview of growth hormone therapy: who it may suit after diagnosis, how it works, forms, monitoring, and key considerations.
Antithyroid Medications: A Neutral Overview
An evidence-based overview of antithyroid medications for an overactive thyroid: who they may suit, how they work, common forms, monitoring, and key points.
Insulin Therapy: A Neutral Overview
An evidence-based overview of insulin therapy for diabetes: who it may be considered for, how it works, common forms, monitoring, and key considerations.
Estrogen Therapy: A Neutral Overview
An evidence-based overview of estrogen therapy: who it may be considered for, how it works, common forms and routes, monitoring, and key considerations.
Progesterone Therapy: A Neutral Overview
An evidence-based overview of progesterone therapy: who it may be considered for, how it works, common forms and routes, monitoring, and key considerations.
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy: What to Know
A neutral, evidence-based look at bioidentical hormone therapy: what the term means, where marketing outpaces evidence, monitoring, and key considerations.
DHEA Supplementation: What to Know
A neutral, evidence-based look at DHEA supplements: what DHEA is, where marketing claims outpace evidence, how it is monitored, and key considerations.
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: An Overview
A neutral overview of GLP-1 receptor agonists: what they are, who they may be considered for, how they generally work, forms, monitoring, and key points.
Metformin: An Overview
A neutral overview of metformin: what it is, who it may be considered for, how it generally works, forms, monitoring, and points to discuss with a clinician.
Radioactive Iodine Therapy Overview
A neutral overview of radioactive iodine therapy for the thyroid: what it is, who it may be considered for, how it works, monitoring, and key considerations.
Aromatase Inhibitors: An Overview
A neutral overview of aromatase inhibitors: what they are, who they may be considered for, how they generally work, forms, monitoring, and key points.
Desmopressin (DDAVP): An Overview
A neutral overview of desmopressin (DDAVP): what it is, who it may be considered for, how it generally works, forms, monitoring, and key considerations.
Sources
- Endocrine Society. Clinical Practice Guidelines. https://www.endocrine.org/clinical-practice-guidelines
- MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine). https://medlineplus.gov/