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Hormone therapy in transgender women may deteriorate cardiovascular health
Hormone treatment given to transgender patients transitioning from male to female may significantly increase their risk of stroke, a study inAnnals of Internal Medicine reports. Reuters
Source: Society for Endocrinology - July 10, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Cross-sex Hormones and Acute Cardiovascular Events in Transgender Persons: A Cohort Study.
Conclusion: The patterns of increases in VTE and ischemic stroke rates among transfeminine persons are not consistent with those observed in cisgender women. These results may indicate the need for long-term vigilance in identifying vascular side effects of cross-sex estrogen. Primary Funding Source: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. PMID: 29987313 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Getahun D, Nash R, Flanders WD, Baird TC, Becerra-Culqui TA, Cromwell L, Hunkeler E, Lash TL, Millman A, Quinn VP, Robinson B, Roblin D, Silverberg MJ, Safer J, Slovis J, Tangpricha V, Goodman M Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research

Hormone therapy poses stroke risk for transgender women
(Reuters Health) - Hormones given to people to align their sex with their gender pose a significant risk of serious blood clots and stroke among transgender women, one of the largest studies of transgender patients has concluded.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Stroke Risk Factors Unique to Women
According to this study: Optimal stroke prevention strategies for women should take into account risk factors specific to women, including endogenous hormone levels, exogenous hormone therapy, and pregnancy-related complications.
Source: AJN - April 26, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Journal Watch Source Type: research

Androgens and cardiovascular risk: A series of case report in the French and Canadian pharmacovigilance databases.
CONCLUSION: Our study shows a very low report of cardiovascular effects under testosterone, all doubtful. Pending further studies, it seems reasonable to consider the cardiovascular risk of patients who are candidates for hormone therapy for age-related androgen deficiency. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3. PMID: 29650456 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Progres en Urologie - April 15, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Prog Urol Source Type: research

Increased cardiac and stroke death risk in the first year after discontinuation of postmenopausal hormone therapy
Conclusions: Discontinuation of postmenopausal HT may be associated with increased risk of cardiac and stroke death in the first posttreatment year. Further investigation is required to evaluate causality of the observed associations.
Source: Menopause - March 23, 2018 Category: OBGYN Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Concurrent use of Chinese herbal medicine among hormone users and its association with ischemic stroke risk: A population-based study
Conclusion We found that combined use of HT and CHM was associated with a lower risk of IS. Further study is needed to examine possible mechanism underlying this association. Graphical abstract
Source: Journal of Ethnopharmacology - February 15, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of stroke: A pooled analysis of data from population-based cohort studies
by Germ án D. Carrasquilla, Paolo Frumento, Anita Berglund, Christer Borgfeldt, Matteo Bottai, Chiara Chiavenna, Mats Eliasson, Gunnar Engström, Göran Hallmans, Jan-Håkan Jansson, Patrik K. Magnusson, Peter M. Nilsson, Nancy L. Pedersen, Alicja Wolk, Karin Leander BackgroundRecent research indicates a favourable influence of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) if initiated early, but not late, on subclinical atherosclerosis. However, the clinical relevance of timing of HT initiation for hard end points such as stroke remains to be determined. Further, no previous research has considered the timing of initiation of HT i...
Source: PLoS Medicine - November 17, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Germ án D. Carrasquilla Source Type: research

CV Deaths in Younger Women Rise During Year After Stopping HT CV Deaths in Younger Women Rise During Year After Stopping HT
Women younger than 60 years had a higher risk for cardiac and stroke death during the first year after stopping hormone therapy compared with those not taking HT and those continuing HT, a study found.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Stopping hormone therapy increases risk of cardiac complications
According to a study, published inMenopause, discontinuing hormone therapy increases the risk of heart–related complications and stroke.News Medical
Source: Society for Endocrinology - November 9, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Risk of cardiac and stroke death increases after discontinuing hormone therapy
(The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)) Hormone therapy (HT) continues to be a hotly debated topic. The benefits of estrogen to the heart, however, appear to be universally accepted. A new study demonstrates that the risk of cardiac and stroke death actually increases in the first year after discontinuation of HT. Study results are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 8, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

In Defense of Progesterone: A Review of the Literature.
Conclusions • Physicians should have no hesitation prescribing natural progesterone. The evidence is clear that progesterone does not cause breast cancer. Indeed, progesterone is protective and preventative of breast cancer. PMID: 29055286 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - October 21, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lieberman A, Curtis L Tags: Altern Ther Health Med Source Type: research

Estrogen-based hormone therapy in women with primary ovarian insufficiency: a systematic review
ConclusionsEvidence supporting bone and cardiovascular benefits of HT in women with POI is limited by high risk of bias, reliance on surrogate outcomes, and heterogeneity of trials regarding the formulation, dose, route of administration, and regimen of HT. Further research addressing patient important outcomes such as fractures, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality are crucial to optimize benefits of this therapy.
Source: Endocrine - October 16, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Hormone Therapy May Be OK for Women With Migraines
Heightened risk of stroke not borne out in preliminary study
Source: WebMD Health - October 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news