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Hormone Therapy (HT)
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HT increases the estrogen and progestin levels in your body. There are several ways to take HT, including continuous and cyclic along with higher-dose and low-dose.
Combining progestin with estrogen:
- Protects against endometrial cancer (which can develop with estrogen-only therapy).
- Is not needed for women who have no uterus.
- May trigger monthly withdrawal bleeding when progestin is used periodically (such as in cyclic HT).
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: August 8, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Carla J. Herman, MD, MPH - Geriatric Medicine |
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