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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
  • Biosciences » Biochemicals
  • Economics » Resource utilization
  • Health care » Therapy
  • Medicine » Medicine
  • Societal problems » Hazards
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J3992
    DOCID
    12039920
    D7NID
    149477
    Last update
    Oct 14, 2020