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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Overuse of hormone replacement therapy

Overuse of hormone replacement therapy

  • Dangerous medical use of hormones

Incidence

In the USA in 1992, about 15 to 18% of postmenopausal women take hormone replacements.

Broader

Untested use of hormones
Presentable

Narrower

Excessive use of steroid hormones
Unpresentable
Abuse of human growth hormone
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Hormone pollution
Excellent
Hormone trafficking
Presentable
Feminization of male fish
Presentable
Fatty liver disease
Presentable

Aggravated by

Gland disorders
Presentable
Disorders of menstruation
Presentable
Synthesis of human molecules by foreign organisms for pharmaceutical purposes
Unpresentable
Menopause
Yet to rate

Related

Excessive use of hormones in animal husbandry
Excellent

Strategy

Using menopausal hormone therapy
Excellent

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
J3992
DOCID
12039920
D7NID
149477
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/overuse-hormone-replacement-therapy
Last update
Oct 14, 2020