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Endocrinology

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…

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…

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…

Quantifying testosterone’s suppression of estrogen levels in trans men

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. While trans women on HRT typically require…

Another look at androgen receptor gene variants in trans women

Gender identity, including in trans people, appears to have a physical basis and a biological underpinning, and the Endocrine Society…

New study examines HRT’s effects on sexual desire in trans people

One of the most unexpected changes experienced by trans people after starting HRT can be its wide-ranging and sometimes drastic…

Large study of trans youth on HRT finds zero incidents of thrombosis

One of the most serious side effects of feminizing hormone therapy can be the development of thrombosis, a blood clot…

Puberty blockers can be beneficial for trans girls even in late adolescence

Guidelines for the treatment of trans adolescents with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones recommend that puberty blockers should be initiated…

Progesterone may not be only beneficial or ineffective for trans women – for some, it can be actively harmful

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. Ever since I came out and started…

More on the relationship between hormone therapy and migraine in trans people

I’ve previously written about how feminizing or masculinizing hormone therapy can affect migraines in trans people with this condition. It’s…