Hormone replacement therapy from the perspective of an endocrinologist

Abstract

Insufficient hormone production by the endocrine glands can be replaced either with idential hormones processed synthetically (thyroid hormones, cortisol) or biotechnologically (growth hormone, gonadotropins) oro with their synthetic analogues with improved function (desmopressin, aldosterone, testosterone, oestrogen and progestin analogues). Due to the number of preparations, the options to treat hormone deficiencies vary greatly.

Keywords

• Desmopressin
• growth hormone
• thyroid hormones
• adrenal hormones
• testosterone analogues
• oestrogens