Hormone therapyOrchiectomyGender confirmation surgeryBackground An estimated 1.4 million transgender individuals currently reside in the USA and this patient population is increasing on an annual basis (Am J Public Health 107: 1–8, 2017). Along with......
Objective: Transgender patients may seek hormone therapy to induce physical changes to simulate their expressed or experienced gender. However, many providers are uncomfortable prescribing transgender hormones due to fears over safety. The goal of this study was to determine if transgender hormone therapy...
Moravek, Shikanov, and Padmanabhan said their collaboration was inspired by the lack of data by which clinicians could counsel transgender and gender-diverse individuals about the effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy on their future fertility. “To address this, we developed the...
Methods: Aim of this study is to identify gender specific cardiovascular changes attributed to high-dose cross-sex hormone therapy (HT) in male-to-female (MtF) and female to male (FtM) transgender patients by performing an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and 3 Tesla magnet resonance ...
Estradiol valerate is used in hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and low estrogen levels, hormone therapy for transgender people, and in hormonal birth control.It is also used in the treatment of prostate cancer. Effect Regardless of the route of administration, estradiol valerate behaves as a...
Cross-sectional study analyzing baseline MVPA data using real-time continuous monitoring of physical activity. Body mass index (BMI) and depressive symptoms were examined as predictors...doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.11.096Sequeira, GinaEl Nokali, Nermeen...
What is transgender? An umbrella term describing the state of a person's gender identity which does not necessarily match the gender they were assigned at birth- May or may not decide to alter their bodies hormonally and/or surgically- Does NOT imply any specific sexu...
Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) plays a significant role in the medical care of transgender individuals, helping to align their physical characteristics with their gender identity. While numerous studies have investigated the impact of GAHT on adults, research focusing on its effects on the ...
Gender-affirming hormone therapy is a medical treatment that uses hormones to help transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive individuals align their physical characteristics with their gender.
Transgender women who aren't on feminizing hormone therapy It's hard to say exactly how common low testosterone is, as studies use different ranges for what they consider to be low testosterone. But one large review study that looked at research over a 40-year period found that between 2% ...