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Problem
Overuse of hormone replacement therapy
Other Names:
Dangerous medical use of hormones
Incidence:
In the USA in 1992, about 15 to 18% of postmenopausal women take hormone replacements.
Broader Problems:
Untested use of hormones
Narrower Problems:
Abuse of human growth hormone
Excessive use of steroid hormones
Related Problems:
Excessive use of hormones in animal husbandry
Aggravates:
Hormone pollution
Hormone trafficking
Feminization of male fish
Fatty liver disease
Strategies:
Using menopausal hormone therapy
Subject(s):
Biosciences
→
Biochemicals
Economics
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Resource utilization
Health Care
→
Therapy
Medicine
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Medicine
Societal Problems
→
Hazards
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
14.10.2020 – 19:08 CEST