2021
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.718200
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Cardiovascular Risk Associated With Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy in Transgender Population

Abstract: Transgender men and women represent about 0.6 -1.1%% of the general population. Gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) helps ameliorate gender dysphoria and promote well-being. However, these treatments’ cardiovascular (CV) effects are difficult to evaluate due to the limited number of extensive longitudinal studies focused on CV outcomes in this population. Furthermore, these studies are mainly observational and difficult to interpret due to a variety of hormone regimens and observation periods, together wit… Show more

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“…Transgender people and gender-diverse minorities (such as non-binary gender identity or genderqueer individuals) now comprise an estimated 0.3–0.5% (25 million) of the global population 137 . Transgender is an umbrella term that describes individuals with a gender identity that does not match the sex they were assigned at birth.…”
Section: Combined Influence Of Sex and Gender On Cvdmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Transgender people and gender-diverse minorities (such as non-binary gender identity or genderqueer individuals) now comprise an estimated 0.3–0.5% (25 million) of the global population 137 . Transgender is an umbrella term that describes individuals with a gender identity that does not match the sex they were assigned at birth.…”
Section: Combined Influence Of Sex and Gender On Cvdmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Use of gender-affirming hormone therapy in transgender men has also been shown to increase other cardiovascular risk factors, such as elevation of blood pressure 14 . In addition, testosterone therapy has also been shown to increase plasma homocysteine levels in transgender men, which correlates with increased cardiovascular risk through increasing carotid intimal media thickness 15 . This differs from exogenous testosterone therapy in cis men (born male and identifying as male), which have no significant association between exogenous testosterone use and increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or mortality 16 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…La investigación actual sobre comorbilidades cardiacas de las personas transgénero que reciben terapia hormonal cruzada durante el proceso de feminización, es muy limitada debido a los escases de estudios cohortes con un gran número de participantes (12)(13)(14)(15) Contrario a esto, se establece que la edad de inicio es solo un punto de tantos a considerar, para el inicio de la terapia de feminización, ya que se deben tener en cuenta de igual forma, los antecedentes de enfermedades hereditarias que puedan comprometer la homeostasis del organismo una vez iniciado la THC (10). Por su parte, se remarcan la edad y la genética de esta población, como punto de valoración para el inicio de cambio donde determinan que la forma para instaurar esta terapia debe de ser de forma escalonada, a partir de los 16 años hasta la de 18 años de edad, en donde se puede hacer una posterior valoración para la instauración definitive de la THC para este proceso de cambio.…”
Section: Terapia Hormonal Cruzadaunclassified
“…De igual forma nos menciona que si el candidato al proceso de feminización es un adulto joven, la THC se puede iniciar después de una evaluación con psicoterapia y una valoración endocrina del paciente, antecedentes de trastornos de coagulación y la presencia de neoplasias hormono dependiente (11,12).…”
Section: Terapia Hormonal Cruzadaunclassified
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