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'''Transgender hormone therapy''', also called '''hormone replacement therapy''' ('''HRT''') or '''gender-affirming hormone therapy''' ('''GAHT'''), is a form of [[hormone therapy]] in which [[sex hormone]]s and other [[sex-hormonal agent|hormonal medication]]s are administered to [[transgender]] or [[gender nonconforming]] individuals for the purpose of more closely aligning their [[secondary sexual characteristic]]s with their [[gender identity]]. This form of hormone therapy is given as one of two types, based on whether the goal of treatment is [[masculinization]] or [[feminization (biology)|feminization]]:
* [[Masculinizing hormone therapy]] – for [[Trans man|transgender men]] or [[transmasculine]] people; consists of [[androgen]]s and occasionally [[antiestrogen]]s.
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