Hormonal Treatment Journals

Hormonal therapy is a medication that slows or prevents the growth of cancer cells that require hormones to develop, blocks or eliminates hormones. Hormonal therapy is also called endocrine therapy , hormone manipulation or hormone withdrawal therapy . Hormones are chemicals which move through the blood and regulate how certain cells and organs act and develop. In the body, natural hormones are produced through glands or or organs. One can make artificial or synthetic hormones in a laboratory.Hormonal therapy changes the levels of hormones in your body. Number of conditions will alter the hormone levels. Hormone therapy may help resolve a number of issues.The proper combination and dosage of the hormones will depend on why this form of treatment is prescribed.