But for serious symptoms, alternative treatments are worse than taking HRT.

但是对于严重的症状，其他疗法比激素替代疗法更糟糕。

Alternative treatments are outside of the usual medicines and surgeries that doctors recommend.

替代疗法是指医生推荐的常规药物和手术之外的治疗方法。

Are there alternative treatments for cancer that actually work?

有没有真正有效的癌症替代疗法？

It’s a huge risk for what is currently an alternative treatment at best.

对于目前充其量只是替代疗法的疗法来说， 这是一个巨大的风险。

When diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late 2003, he refused surgery for months, opting for alternative treatment including a strict vegan diet.

当2003年他查出患有胰腺癌的时候，他曾经几个月拒绝手术，而选择其它的治疗方式，包括严格的vegan饮食（一种极为严格的素食主义）。

Some progress has been made using alternative, and mostly illegal treatments, such as Psilocybin mushrooms and LSD.

使用替代疗法（ 主要是非法疗法） 已经取得了一些进展，例如裸盖菇素蘑菇和 LSD。

Then, convinced blood pressure meds made her feel worse, she saw a homeopath and switched to alternative treatments, like drinking water purified by crystals. The result: kidney failure.

后来，她笃信服用降压药会让她感觉更糟，于是她找到了采用顺势疗法的医生，改用其他疗法，比如饮用由水晶净化的水。结果是肾衰竭。

You really are willing to do just whatever it takes and you do spend a lot on that alternative treatment which may or may not work.

你真的愿意做任何事情，你确实在替代治疗上花了很多钱，这可能有效，也可能无效。