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Traditional Hormone Therapy

Meaning

Traditional Hormone Therapy (HT), often referred to as conventional hormone replacement therapy, involves the clinical administration of standardized, fixed-dose hormonal compounds, typically synthetic or animal-derived estrogens and progestins, to mitigate symptoms of hormonal deficiency, most commonly in menopause. This approach utilizes pharmaceutical preparations intended to systemically replace deficient endogenous hormones, effectively managing severe vasomotor symptoms and preventing bone mineral density loss. The traditional protocols are characterized by their use of non-bioidentical or standardized doses and formulations, distinguishing them from contemporary, personalized bioidentical hormone strategies.