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DOI: 10.1055/a-1891-8158
Transgender Medicine and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
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Abstract
Gender dysphoria refers to psychological distress that results from an incongruence between gender identity and sex assigned at birth. Administration of sex hormones is most often used as a first step to develop and maintain physical characteristics consistent with gender identity. Gender-affirming hormone treatment is considered beneficial for the quality of life and reduction of depression. However, estrogen and androgen-lowering hormone therapies used in transwomen are in particular associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism. In this review, introduced by a clinical case, we provide an overview of the currently available medical therapies in transgender medicine, and put the associated increased risk of venous thromboembolism into perspective.
Keywords
transgender - hormone replacement therapy - venous thromboembolism - venous thrombosis - pulmonary embolism* Both authors contributed equally.
Publication History
Received: 03 April 2022
Accepted: 28 June 2022
Article published online:
02 November 2022
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