What is the difference between Hormone Replacement Treatments (HRT) and Hormone Therapies?

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JKJones (Pharmacist (Verified) ) - 11 / 08 / 2010

Hormonal Therapy is very different from Hormone Replacement Treatments (HRT). They are almost the opposite of each other. Hormonal therapies inhibit the body's production of hormones, while hormone replacement treatments add hormones to the body.

Hormonal therapies (anti-estrogen) are used to treat hormone receptor positive breast cancers by either stopping the body's production of hormones or inhibiting hormones from attaching to cancer cell hormone receptors.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) refers to treatments that some women take during or following menopause that add hormones to the body. The purpose of HRT is to relieve some of the effects of menopause such as hot flashes. HRT is not a breast cancer treatment and it may increase your risk of breast cancer.

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