Hormone Therapy and Estrogen Plus Progestogen Therapy

“Because estrogen stimulates the lining of the uterus, women with a uterus need to take an additional hormone, progestogen, or a tissue-selective estrogen complex…”.1

Umbrella

What may the Hormone Therapy and Estrogen Plus Progestogen Therapy Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Combination Estrogen and Progestin Medicines
  • Combination HT/HRT
  • Combination Hormone Replacement/Hormone Therapy
  • Combined Hormonal Therapy
  • Combined Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Estrogen Plus Progestogen
  • Estrogen With Progestogen Therapy
  • Estrogen and Progestin (Hormone Replacement Therapy)
  • Estrogen-Progestogen Therapy (EPT)
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
  • Hormone Therapy (HT)
  • Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
  • Oestrogen and Progesterone Therapy

Hormone Therapy

What is hormone therapy (HT) or menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) ?

DotS the definition of HT or MHT may vary. In Treatments for Menopause: Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) – How Does MHT Work? the (Australian) Jean Hailes for Women’s Health’s definition is:

“Menopausal symptoms are caused by lowered levels of certain hormones. MHT is the medical replacement of female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, and sometimes testosterone”.2

Progesterone

What is progesterone?

DotS the definition of progesterone may vary. In Glossary of Terms the Australasian Menopause Society’s (AMS) definition is:

“Progesterone is the ovarian hormone produced by the corpus luteum which prepares the endometrium for implantation of the fertilized egg”.3

Progestogen

What is progestogen?

DotS the definition of progestogen may vary. The AMS’s definition is:

“Progestogen is a hormone which can be natural or synthetic but has a similar effect on a woman’s body as progesterone”.4

Progestin

What is progestin?

DotS the definition of progestin may vary. The AMS’s definition is:

“Progestin is a synthetic hormone which has the actions of progesterone”.5

UterusHormone Therapy and Estrogen Plus Progestogen Therapy

Who can choose to use estrogen plus progestogen hormone therapy (HT)?

On page one in Deciding About Hormone Therapy Use, published February 2025, the Menopause Society (formerly the North American Menopause Society) elaborate on:

“Hormone therapy involves taking estrogen in doses high enough to raise the level of estrogen in your blood in order to treat hot flashes and other symptoms. Because estrogen stimulates the lining of the uterus, women with a uterus need to take an additional hormone, progestogen, or a tissue-selective estrogen complex (TSEC) to protect the uterus”.6

In Treatments for Menopause: Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) – Types of MHT: Oestrogen and Progesterone Therapy the JH explain:

“If you haven’t had a hysterectomy, oestrogen and progesterone are used together, as progesterone reduces the risk of endometrial cancer (cancer of the uterus).

Depending on your situation, your doctor may recommend other combinations of oestrogen and progestogen (including progesterone and other progesterone-like hormones)”.7

Health Care Provider

If I choose to use estrogen plus progestogen (EPT) what are my risks?

Different women who choose to use EPT can have different risks. It may therefore be in your best interest to also choose to talk to your health care provider about this.

On page two in the Joint Position Statement By the British Menopause Society, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Society for Endocrinology on Best Practice Recommendations for the Care of Women Experiencing the Menopause first published online 10 June 2022, one of the recommendations is:

  • “The decision whether to take HRT, the dose and duration of its use should be made on an individualised basis after discussing the benefits and risks with each patient. This should be considered in the context of the overall benefits obtained from using HRT including symptom control and improving quality of life as well as considering the bone and cardiovascular benefits associated with HRT use”.8

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  1. Deciding About Hormone Therapy Use. 2025:1. Menopause Society https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/default-document-library/MenoNote-Deciding-About-HT-2025.pdf Accessed: 17 February 2026
  2. Treatments for Menopause: Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) – How Does MHT Work? Last Updated: 13 May 2025 | Last Reviewed: 22 April 2025. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/menopause/menopause-management Accessed: 17 February 2026
  3. Glossary of Terms: Progesterone. 15 February 2022. Australasian Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org.au/hp/information-sheets/381-glossary-of-terms Accessed: 17 February 2026
  4. Glossary of Terms: Progestogen. 15 February 2022. Australasian Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org.au/hp/information-sheets/381-glossary-of-terms Accessed: 17 February 2026
  5. Glossary of Terms: Progestin. 15 February 2022. Australasian Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org.au/hp/information-sheets/381-glossary-of-terms Accessed: 17 February 2026
  6. Deciding About Hormone Therapy Use. 2025:1. Menopause Society https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/default-document-library/MenoNote-Deciding-About-HT-2025.pdf Accessed: 17 February 2026
  7. Treatments for Menopause: Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) – Types of MHT: Oestrogen and Progesterone Therapy. Last Updated: 13 May 2025 | Last Reviewed: 22 April 2025. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/menopause/menopause-management Accessed: 17 February 2026
  8. Hamoda, H., Mukherjee, A., Morris, E., Baldeweg, S. E., Jayasena, C. N., Briggs, P., Moger, S. Joint Position Statement By the British Menopause Society, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Society for Endocrinology on Best Practice Recommendations for the Care of Women Experiencing the Menopause. First Published Online 10 June 2022:3-4. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20533691221104879 Accessed: 17 February 2026
Topic Last Updated: 17 February 2026 – Topic Last Reviewed: 17 February 2026

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