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The 2017 hormone therapy position statement of The North ...
www.menopause.orgThe term hormone therapy is used to encompass estrogen therapy (ET) and estrogen-progestogen therapy (EPT) when outcomes are not specific to one or the other treatment, although whenever possible the different effects of ET, EPT, and estrogen-receptor (ER) agonists or antagonists are included. Key to initiating or continuing HT in an indi-
Facts About Menopausal Hormone Therapy
www.nhlbi.nih.govMenopause and Hormone Therapy As you age,significant internal changes take place that affect your production of the two female hormones,estrogen and proges-terone.The hormones,which are important in regulating the men-strual cycle and having a successful pregnancy,are produced by the
Deciding About Hormone Therapy Use
www.menopause.orgHormone therapy is available as a daily pill, but it also may be taken as a skin patch, gel, cream, spray, or vaginal ring. Non-pill forms may be more convenient. Hormone therapy pills need to be taken every day, but skin patches are changed only once or twice weekly, and the HT vaginal ring is …
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Analogs - …
www.uhcprovider.como Inability of cross sex hormone therapy to inhibit natal secondary sex characteristics, LH, or gonadotropins (e.g., menses, testosterone);and o A letter from the prescriber and/or formal documentation stating all of the following: Transgender patient has identified goals of gender-affirming hormone therapy; and
A guide to hormone therapy for trans people
www.scottishtrans.orgteam that includes doctors and trans people to help you understand and answer some of your questions about hormone treatment for trans people. This publication gives trans men (female to male individuals) and trans women (male to female individuals) straightforward information about the benefits of hormone therapy and the risks and side effects.
Endocrine Therapy for Transgender Youth - CPATH
www.cpath.caWPATH Standards of Care, 6th version Cross-hormone therapy: age of treatment “Adolescents may be eligible to begin masculinizing or feminizing hormone therapy as early as age 16, preferably with parental consent.”
understanding transgender
transequality.orgTranssexual people may undergo hormone therapy. Transwomen may take estrogen and related female hormones; transmen may take testosterone. It is important that people obtain hormones from a licensed medical professional if at all possible to be sure that the medications are safe and effective. Doctors should monitor the effects on
III. REPORTING SYSTEM - ACR
www.acr.orgIf the patient is pre-menopausal, the week of the menstrual ... Exogenous hormone therapy, tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors, or other hormones or ... percentage recommendations. We recognize that there are variations in BPE distribution and morphology. However, we defer on recommending descriptions of distribution or morphol- ...
Glossary of LGBT Terms for Health Care Teams
www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.orgCross-sex hormone therapy ... people rarely use the terms MSM or WSW to describe themselves. Minority stress (noun) – Chronic stress faced by members of stigmatized minority groups. ... Trans man/transgender man/female-to-male (FTM) (noun) – …
Standards of Care
www.wpath.orgtranssexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people beyond hormone therapy and surgery (Coleman, 2009a, b, c, d). Standards of Care_1c.indd 1 9/20/11 9:43 PM. 2 The Standards of Care 7th Version World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Final Updated 2013 IMS Recommendations
www.imsociety.org1 CLIMACTERIC 2013;16:316 337 Updated 2013 International Menopause Society recommendations on menopausal hormone therapy and preventive strategies for …
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www.novonordisk.caVagifem® 10 (estradiol vaginal insert USP) Page 7 of 36 Ovarian Cancer: Recent epidemiologic studies have found the use of hormone therapy (estrogen-alone and estrogen plus progestin therapies), in particular for five or …
Hormones: A guide for MTFs
d31kydh6n6r5j5.cloudfront.netTypically MTF hormone therapy involves estrogen, medication to block testosterone, or a combination of the two. Sometimes a progestagen is added to the mix. 1. Estrogen Estrogen is the main hormone responsible for promoting “female” physical traits. It works directly on tissues in your body (e.g., makes
Hormones: A guide for FTMs
d31kydh6n6r5j5.cloudfront.netHormone Therapy? Testosterone (sometimes called “T”) is the main hormone responsible for promoting “male” physical traits, and is usually used for hormonal “masculinization” in FTMs. Testosterone works directly on tissues in your body (e.g., stimulating clitoral growth) and also indirectly by suppressing estrogen production.