Endocrinology
What we’ve all been waiting for: Third amended complaint and motion for preliminary injunction filed against Florida SB 254 adult trans care restrictions, including the ban on nurse practitioner prescribers and the mandated in-person consent forms
Key takeaways: SB 254 created arbitrary and capricious roadblocks to nearly every trans adult in Florida seeking to continue their…
Rapid response: Live coverage of Florida Board of Medicine 28 October 2022 anti-trans rulemaking meeting (raw)
Previously: CMA against Florida: Catholic Medical Association members Hruz, Van Meter, and Lappert have worked with Alliance Defending Freedom since…
Beckman Coulter Access Sensitive Estradiol test, subject of FDA adverse event reports, may give falsely low readings for trans women on oral HRT
Previously: Put it under your tongue? Typical hormone levels for trans women on HRT, and differing effects of oral and…
What happened, proxalutamide? New antiandrogen for COVID-19 is entangled in clinical data irregularities and human rights violations
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Recent report of potential fertility preservation in an early-transitioning trans girl: A new nuance, but no breakthrough yet
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. Previously: Transmasculine adolescent fertility breakthrough: Successful egg…
The Trans Mammogram Gap: Large numbers of trans people aren’t receiving their recommended screenings for breast cancer. Are you?
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. Routine screenings for breast cancer using regular…
Contrary to Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage”, testosterone use in trans men is not associated with increased reproductive cancers
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier has become one of the most celebrated books among anti-trans advocates for its popular and…
Denmark population-wide study confirms association between cyproterone acetate and meningioma risk – and recent users of CPA are disproportionately trans women
Previously: Additional data confirms 10mg of cyproterone acetate (CPA) is effective for testosterone suppression in trans women (June 2021) Disclaimer:…
Starting puberty blockers at the onset of puberty is standard care for trans youth. Starting HRT could be, too.
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. If a transgender or gender-questioning youth is…
Second report of trans man undergoing successful fertility preservation without stopping testosterone – this time producing a viable embryo and live birth
Previously: Update on ovarian stimulation after testosterone use: Successful fertility preservation with less than a month’s interruption of HRT (April…