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Treatment-Dependent

Meaning

A clinical state or physiological condition that requires continuous or repeated therapeutic intervention to maintain a desired clinical outcome or prevent the recurrence of symptoms. In the context of hormonal health, this often applies to conditions like hypogonadism, where exogenous hormone administration is necessary because the body’s endogenous production is permanently or chronically insufficient. It denotes a reliance on external support for physiological homeostasis.