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Hormone and Postmenopausal hormone therapy

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Difference between Hormone and Postmenopausal hormone therapy

Hormone vs. Postmenopausal hormone therapy

A hormone (from the Greek participle “ὁρμῶ”, "to set in motion, urge on") is any member of a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behaviour. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), or postmenopausal hormone therapy (PHT, PMHT), also known as hormone replacement therapy in menopause, is a form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) which is used in postmenopausal, perimenopausal, and surgically menopausal women.

Similarities between Hormone and Postmenopausal hormone therapy

Hormone and Postmenopausal hormone therapy have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Estrogen, Menopause, Progestogen, Sex-hormonal agent, Vitamin D.

Estrogen

Estrogen, or oestrogen, is the primary female sex hormone.

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Menopause

Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time in most women's lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children.

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Progestogen

Progestogens, also sometimes spelled progestagens or gestagens, are a class of steroid hormones that bind to and activate the progesterone receptor (PR).

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Sex-hormonal agent

A sex-hormonal agent, also known as a sex-hormone receptor modulator, is a type of hormonal agent which specifically modulates the effects of sex hormones and of their biological targets, the sex hormone receptors.

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Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and multiple other biological effects.

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Hormone and Postmenopausal hormone therapy Comparison

Hormone has 164 relations, while Postmenopausal hormone therapy has 137. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 1.66% = 5 / (164 + 137).

References

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