Nurse Practitioners Advocate Access to Hormone Therapy for Transgender Patients
Study finds nurse practitioners should advocate for gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) to alleviate depressive symptoms in transgender patients.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Antibiotics May Reduce Efficacy of Hormonal Contraceptives
Unintended pregnancies were reported 7 times more often by patients who took antibiotics compared with those who took control medicines.
COVID-19 May Increase VTE Risk in Pregnant Women, Individuals Taking Estrogen Therapy
Several questions remain regarding the effect of COVID-19 infection and hypercoagulation in the management of patients taking oral contraceptives, estrogen therapy, and patients who are pregnant.
Menopausal Hormonal Therapy May Cut UTI Risk
New study is the first focused analysis of bacterial diversity in the urogenital tract of postmenopausal women, according to investigators.
Hormone Therapies Tied to Brain Changes in Menopausal Women
In recently menopausal women using hormone treatment, circulating levels of pituitary-ovarian hormones are associated with changes in white matter hyperintensities.
How Does Gender-Affirming Hormone Treatment Affect the Metabolic Profile in Transgender Individuals?
Cross-sex hormone therapy may have a negative effect on lipid profile and glucose levels in transgender men but not in transgender women.
Elagolix Reduces Menstrual Bleeding in Women With Uterine Fibroids
Researchers sought to assess the efficacy and safety of elagolix with add-back hormone therapy in the management of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in premenopausal women.
Longer Hormone Therapy Tied to Less Muscle Loss in Menopause
In large study of postmenopausal women, sarcopenia lower in participants with history of prolonged HT.
ACP Issues Guidelines for Use of Testosterone Therapy in Age-Related Low Testosterone
The American College of Physicians has issued a set of recommendations to clarify the potential benefits and harms of testosterone therapy in men with age-related low testosterone.
Effect of Hormone Therapy on Muscle Mass in Postmenopausal Women
Although use of hormone therapy can have some protective effect on muscle mass in postmenopausal women, the benefit is small in the general population.
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