Mental Health Improves With Access to Gender-Affirming Hormones
For transgender adults, access to gender-affirming hormones (GAH) during adolescence and adulthood is associated with improved mental health.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Transgender People and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Hormones taken by transgender people may affect glucose metabolism and lower insulin resistance. Investigators studied whether this increased the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Hormone Replacement Therapy Associated With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
The study also shows decreased risk of meibomian gland pathology during pregnancy.
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Alzheimer Disease Risk: Is There a Link?
Researchers sought to assess the risks of developing dementia associated with different types and durations of menopausal hormone therapy, also known as hormone replacement therapy.
Mortality Risk Higher for Transgender Individuals Taking Hormones
There is a substantial and persistent increased mortality risk among transgender people using hormone treatment, regardless of treatment type.
Cutaneous Melanoma Risk and Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Associations between estrogen therapy, estrogen-progestin therapy, and cutaneous melanoma risk were estimated.
Current Use of Hormonal Contraceptives May Up Glaucoma Risk
Women of reproductive age who currently use hormonal contraceptives are at higher risk for developing glaucoma.
Diagnosis, Treatment of Gender Dysphoria Varies Among Children
Only 29% of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria receive a gender dysphoria-related diagnosis, and 25% are prescribed gender-affirming hormonal treatment.
Gender-Affirming Surgery Boosts Mental Health in Transgender Adults
The researchers studied links between gender-affirming surgeries and mental health outcomes, including psychological distress, substance use, and suicide risk.
Decrease in HDL Observed Among Transgender Male Patients Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
A team of researchers assessed laboratory parameters in patients undergoing gender-affirming hormone therapy.
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