by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research from Karolinska Institutet shows that long-term sex hormone treatment in transgender individuals can lead to significant changes in body composition and risk factors for cardiovascular disease, particularly in transgender men. The study is published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. “We saw that transgender men treated with testosterone increased their muscle volume by...
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Hormone therapy reshapes the skeleton in transgender individuals who previously blocked puberty, study findsby European-=09po[i
Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Skeletal size may be altered by gender-affirming hormone therapy only if puberty has also been suppressed during adolescence, according to research presented at the 62nd Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Meeting in Liverpool. The findings from this research, carried out by Amsterdam UMC, not only help researchers further...
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Is hormone therapy good for heart health?
September 10, 2024 by The North American Menopause Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent studies show that women can experience bothersome menopause symptoms, like hot flashes, for longer than originally estimated. As a result, more research is focusing on the long-term effects of hormone therapy. A new study suggests certain estrogen-based hormone therapies have favorable long-term...
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Hormone therapy tied to less biological aging in postmenopausal women
September 4, 2024 by Lori Solomon Postmenopausal women who use hormone therapy (HT) are biologically younger than those not receiving HT, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in JAMA Network Open. Yufan Liu and Chenglong Li, Ph.D., from Peking University in Beijing, evaluated the association between HT use and discrepancies between chronological and...
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Hormone therapy may aid in managing depressive symptoms during menopause, study suggests
by Eileen Petridis, The North American Menopause Society menopauseCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHormone therapy (HT) is already recognized as the most effective treatment option for physiologic menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, but a new study is one of the first to suggest that it might also help manage depressive symptoms. It further documented a high...
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Statins found to reduce risk of blood clots associated with menopausal hormone therapy
by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, have provided substantial evidence supporting the potential role of statins in mitigating venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk associated with hormone therapy in postmenopausal women, possibly reshaping the risk-benefit considerations for this population. In a paper, “Statin Use...
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Managing menopause: Hormone therapy is back
by Canadian Medical Association Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hot flashes, night sweats and sleep disturbances are common symptoms of menopause that can affect health, quality of life and work productivity. A new review published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ ) recommends menopausal hormone therapy, historically known as hormone replacement therapy (HRT), as first-line treatment in people without risk factors....
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Hormone therapy may help prevent shoulder pain and loss of motion in menopausal women
by The North American Menopause Society Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women aged 40 to 60 years are most affected by adhesive capsulitis, a painful orthopedic disorder characterized by sudden shoulder pain and loss of range of motion. There has been limited research around the disorder’s predilection for perimenopausal women, but a new study found that...
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Does gender-affirming hormone therapy affect markers of kidney health?
by American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Graphical abstract. Credit: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2022). DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01890222 Gender-affirming hormone therapy modifies body composition and lean muscle mass in transgender persons. A recent analysis published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology examined the effects of masculinizing and feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy on markers...
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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer increases the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease
TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP Hormone therapy for prostate cancer increases the risk of cardiovascular disease-related death especially in older men, according to a population study involving more than 13,000 patients. The paper, published today in the peer-reviewed journal. The Aging Male, found an elevated risk of death from cardiovascular disease for men with prostate cancer...