Effects of gender affirming hormone therapy on body mass index in transgender individuals: A longitudinal cohort study

Introduction: Many transgender people take hormone therapy to affirm their gender identity. One potential long-term consequence of gender affirming hormone therapy is increased body mass index (BMI), which may be associated with metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and higher mortality. Only a...

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Main Authors: Pichatorn Suppakitjanusant, Yuhan Ji, Mary O. Stevenson, Panicha Chantrapanichkul, R. Craig Sineath, Michael Goodman, Jessica A. Alvarez, Vin Tangpricha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623720300831