What is "estrogen replacement therapy"?

What is "estrogen replacement therapy"?

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"Oestrogen replacement therapy" is the term used for a therapy given to women who reach the menopause and they suffer symptoms of oestrogen deficiency, like hot flushes, and are given a relatively modest amount of oestrogen replacement therapy to correct this deficiency and relieve the symptoms. At the same time, oestrogen replacement therapy prevents the bone loss from oestrogen deficiency. In women that have a uterus they also have to be given a hormone called progesterone or a later substance when receiving oestrogen replacement therapy because oestrogen alone will over stimulate the uterus.