Four recent studies confirm benefits of medical transition for trans adolescents
Puberty-blocking medications are used in gender-dysphoric adolescents as a means of temporarily and reversibly inhibiting an undesired natal puberty. In…
The American Enterprise Institute’s statistical fumbles: Misusing linear regression for short-term COVID-19 trends
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional, an expert in statistics or epidemiology, or a former FDA commissioner. Since the…
Why do trans women and transfeminine people choose orchiectomy as a standalone surgery?
For trans women and transfeminine people, vaginoplasty – the surgical construction of a vulva and vagina from the penis and…
The classic Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale gets a nonbinary-inclusive update
“Am I transgender?” This is a question that all trans people have faced at some point, or at many points,…
Update on ovarian stimulation after testosterone use: Successful fertility preservation with less than a month’s interruption of HRT
Contrary to widespread misconceptions, medical transitioning does not necessarily produce sterility in trans people. Provided that a trans person hasn’t…
“Biological sex”, empirical backfire: How transphobes gambled on COVID-19 – and lost
As the pandemic coronavirus has spread around the globe, the growing numbers of infections have revealed a surprising pattern: from…
How likely are trans women to seek breast augmentation?
Feminizing hormone therapy induces the growth of breast tissue in trans women and transfeminine people, and this tissue is essentially…
How long have you known you’re trans? Additional findings on gender identity development
The process of coming to self-awareness of our gender and putting a name to our identity takes a different course…
Why gender-questioning youth continue or discontinue puberty blockers
Puberty-blocking medications for trans or gender-questioning adolescents, which reversibly halt the production of sex hormones and prevent the development of…
Fact check: Spironolactone and COVID-19
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. Our understanding of the pandemic is evolving…