Mortality and Morbidity in Transsexual Patients With Cross-Gender Hormone Treatment
by H. Asscheman, L.J.G. Gooren, and P.L.E. Eklund Sex steroid treatment is associated with side effects. The number of deaths and morbidity […]
Month: April 2005
Preoperative fasting: we need a new consensus
Abstract Fasting before surgery is necessary to avoid the risk of regurgitation and vomiting; it is also a legal requirement. But the […]
How a Wife fixed up the first sex change
It was a marriage with three people in it. A wife, her husband and his female alter ego. In 1930 the Danish […]
Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
Source – Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;(1):CD001321 (ISSN: 1469-493X) Authors – Jepson RG; Mihaljevic L; Craig J Department of General Practice, Edinburgh […]
Vitamins – how much do we need?
Our understanding of vitamins has come a long way in the two centuries since an English naval doctor showed that adding citrus […]
For a better relationship with your Doctor
Write down your symptoms before you see your doctor It is very easy to forget the most important things during any examination, […]
Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual People: A Review of Treatment Regimens, Outcomes, and Adverse Effects
Abstract Cross-sex hormone treatment is an important component in medical treatment of transsexual people. Endocrinologists are often faced with designing treatment recommendations. […]
Losing Weight – Diets are for wimps
Rule number one for successful weight loss is this – don’t go on a diet. Despite the fact that doctors and dieticians […]
Women’s knowledge of HRT and the prevention of osteoporosis
Abstract This article reports the findings of a study into the information given to women about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the […]
Hormone Treatment in Transsexuals
Authors – Henk Asscheman, MD and Louis J.G. Gooren, MD Henk Asscheman and Louis J.G. Gooren are both affiliated with the Division […]
An Approach to Feminine Speech and Vocal Techniques for Genetic Males
(used by permission) Feminine Speech Seminar Notes We’re all concerned about “passing” when we go out. I prefer the term “blending in” […]
Healthcare for Lesbians: attitudes and experiences
Introduction This article reviews the literature relating to healthcare provision for lesbians. The author discusses the attitudes of healthcare providers to this […]
The prevention and treatment of deep vein thrombosis
Abstract Deep vein thrombosis can have serious long-term consequences and can result in fatal complications. Many patients are at increased risk of […]
Transsexualism, medicine and law
The Council of Europe – 23rd Colloquy on European Law – 14-16 April, 1993. Transsexualism, medicine and law Closing speech by Professor […]
Pharmacokinetics of Estrogens and Hormone Replacement Therapy
Abstract Various estrogen preparations can be used in hormone replacement therapy for peri- and postmenopausal women. Different progestagens can be combined with […]
Pre-operative fasting: putting research into practice
Abstract In this article Rebecca Jester and Suzanna Williams describe an action research project that led to a marked reduction in the […]
Cranberry juice and urinary tract infection
Source -Clin Infect Dis 2004 May 15;38(10):1413-9 (ISSN: 1537-6591) Authors – Raz R; Chazan B; Dan M Infectious Diseases Unit, Haemek Medical […]
Rhinitis: diagnosis and treatment
Rhinitis is defined as a non-infective nasal disorder of more than eight-weeks duration which is characterised by inflammation of the nasal mucosa […]
Glia Mediates the Neuroprotective Action of Estradiol on ß-Amyloid-Induced Neuronal Death
M. A. Sortino, M. Chisari, S. Merlo, C. Vancheri, M. Caruso, F. Nicoletti, P. L. Canonico and A. Copani Endocrinology 2004,Vol. 145, […]
Changing the Vocal Characteristics of a Postoperative Transsexual Patient: A Longitudinal Study
Abstract by Kay H. Mount and Shirley J. Salmon Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. The […]
Hysterectomy: Nursing the Physical and Emotional Wounds
During 1997-98, over 55,000 hysterectomies were performed in England on the NHS. One in five women aged 20 – 80 years faces […]
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Introduction There are almost ten million menopausal women in the UK today, of whom 80 per cent will suffer from climacteric symptoms. […]
Homophobia and Nursing Care
Introduction Homophobia, according to Blumenfield (1992) is both the belief that heterosexuality is or should be the only acceptable sexual orientation and […]
Hormonal Involvement in Brain Functions
THYROID HORMONE Hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone, TH) is a condition that causes a decline in metabolic function that slows arterial blood flow […]
Hormonal Sex Reassignment
Abstract The author reviews the relevant current literature on the subject. He goes on to outline detailed treatment recommendations for MTFs with […]