Clinicians Should Learn to Engage With Transgender Patients
Issues to consider include how to address patients, obtaining inclusive history, and unique clinical challenges.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy May Raise Vascular Event Risk in Transgender Persons
The current study sought to compare the incidence of acute cardiovascular events among transgender persons.
Hormonal Contraceptives and Migraine: Is It Time to Revisit Stroke Risk?
Current oral contraceptive products contain lower doses of estrogen than those used in the past, prompting reconsideration of risks and benefits.
Transgender Youth Not Willing to Delay Hormone Therapy for Fertility Preservation
Transgender and gender nonconforming youth should be counseled regarding fertility preservation before undergoing hormone therapy.
Reproductive, Hormonal Factors Affect Risk for Total Knee Arthroplasty in Women
Researchers sought to identify associations of female reproductive factors with incidence of total knee arthroplasty in osteoarthritis.
Effect of Menopausal Hormone Therapy on Cardiac Structure, Function
Researchers examined the effect of menopausal hormone therapy on left ventricular and left atrial chamber structure and function changes, which are markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease.
Menopausal Hormone Therapy Linked to Reduced Abdominal Fat
Physicians should be aware that the benefit of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) on body composition might rapidly disappear after its withdrawal and strongly encourage women to optimize nutrition and increase physical activity when stopping MHT.
Hormone Therapy May Impact Brain Structure, Cognition
Researchers assessed the effects of 2 frequently used formulations of menopausal hormone therapy on brain structure and cognition 3 years after the completion of a randomized clinical trial.
Estrogen Improves Eating Behavior, Psychopathology in Oligo-Amenorrheic Athletes
A new study presented at ENDO 2018 finds that giving 1 year of estrogen replacement to female athletes with exercise-induced menstrual irregularities improves drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, and uncontrolled eating.
Menopausal Hormone Therapy Linked to Kyphosis Severity
Researchers examined the correlation between Cobb angle of kyphosis from lateral spine radiographs and pattern of self-reported menopausal hormone therapy use.
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