USPSTF: No Hormone Therapy to Prevent Chronic Conditions After Menopause
(MedPage Today) -- Steer clear of offering hormone therapy as primary prevention for chronic conditions, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) advised in an update to its 2017 recommendation.
After reviewing new evidence, the Task Force... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 1, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Hormonal Therapy Won't Prevent Chronic Ills After Menopause: Expert Panel
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 -- Experts are once again advising doctors and women against using menopausal hormone therapy to ward off chronic diseases -- 20 years after a landmark trial dashed those hopes.
In updated recommendations, the U.S. Preventive... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Radiotherapy Plus Hormone Therapy Boosts Prostate Cancer Outcomes Radiotherapy Plus Hormone Therapy Boosts Prostate Cancer Outcomes
Combining radiotherapy-based, metastasis-directed therapy with hormone therapy led to better progression-free survival for patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 28, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Teen Testifies that Arkansas Trans Care Law Could Uproot life
Dylan Brandt, 17, said his life has been transformed by the hormone therapy he's receiving and banning the treatment in Arkansas could force his family to leave. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 20, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Teen: Arkansas trans care law could force him to uproot life
An Arkansas teenager who is receiving hormone therapy says a state ban on such treatments could force he and his family to leave the sate (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Cardiac Biomarkers Track With Hormone Therapy in Transgender People Cardiac Biomarkers Track With Hormone Therapy in Transgender People
A pilot study spotlights concentration differences in two common biomarkers of cardiac disease as well as the need for greater inclusivity in cardiovascular trials.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - October 13, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
The sports BANNING trans women from competing in female-only events
Experts from Brazil found trans women had more muscle mass and less body fat than people who were born female. This remained the case after years hormone therapy, the study suggested. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hormones' Impact Described in Transgender Rheumatology Patients Hormones' Impact Described in Transgender Rheumatology Patients
Gender-affirming hormone therapy does not need to be a strict contraindication in transgender patients with rheumatic disease, an author of a new case series and systematic review said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - September 30, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Health organizations target Florida Medicaid transgender rule
Health care organizations are seeking to bolster a legal challenge to a new Florida rule that prevents Medicaid from paying for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - September 28, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jim Saunders Source Type: news
Health organizations target Florida medicaid transgender rule
Health care organizations are seeking to bolster a legal challenge to a new Florida rule that prevents Medicaid from paying for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 28, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jim Saunders Source Type: news
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 -- For women with breast cancer, their race may help predict the success of hormone therapy given before surgery.
In a new study, researchers found that Black women treated with hormone therapy before cancer surgery (so-called... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 16, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Low Testosterone Levels Tied to More Severe COVID in Men
MONDAY, Sept. 5, 2022 -- Men with low testosterone levels may be more likely to have more severe illness when infected with COVID-19, according to a new study.
Treating men who have low testosterone with hormone therapy may reduce their risk of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 5, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Discrimination and psychopathology in gender dysphoria: a hormone therapy - Shirdel Havar E, Stoet G.
PURPOSE: One of the strategies for treating gender dysphoria is cross-sex hormone therapy (CHT). Our study aimed to explore the differences in the psychopathology of people with gender dysphoria who received the hormone with those who did not this treatmen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Hormone therapy may boost brain function for people with Down ’s syndrome, study finds
Men given a dose of gonadotropin-releasing hormone every two hours showed improvements in cognitive function in small-scale trialRegular doses of a hormone may help to boost cognitive skills in people with Down ’s syndrome, a pilot study has suggested.Researchers fitted seven men who have Down ’s syndrome with a pump that provided a dose of GnRH, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone, every two hours for six months.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 1, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Down's syndrome Health Medical research Science Source Type: news
Impact of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Kidney Function Examined
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 -- Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is associated with increased serum creatinine in transgender men, but not in transgender women, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Aug. 16 in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 17, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
