Dr Brendan Nolan

New Opinion article just published 🤓 : Approach to prolactin monitoring and hyperprolactinaemia in transgender and gender-diverse individuals undergoing gender affirming hormone therapy www.frontiersin.org/journals/end... #transgender #transhealth @adacheung.bsky.social @maccatino.bsky.social

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Fact or fiction? 🤔 "Being trans is just a fad and social contagion." "There's no evidence, so gender affirming care should be banned." @drbrendannolan1.bsky.social and I answer some of this #misinformation about #transhealth in our latest article 🏳️‍⚧️ 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy and Depression in Transgender Adults This cohort study examines whether receipt of gender-affirming hormone therapy is associated with rates of moderate-to-severe depression in transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse adults in the US.

New longitudinal cohort study of over 3,500 #trans patients finds improvement in depressive symptoms with gender-affirming hormone treatment.

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Key findings:

✅ 46% of individuals achieved serum estradiol within the target range of Australian guidelines.

✅ Median serum estradiol was 396 pmol/L on 1.5 mg (2 pumps) daily.

EstroGel represents a safe alternative first-line option for gender-affirming hormone therapy.

Serum Estradiol Concentrations With Estradiol 0.06% Gel in Transgender and Gender‐Diverse Adults Objective Transgender and gender-diverse individuals undergoing estradiol therapy for gender affirmation are typically treated with oral or transdermal estradiol, with transdermal estradiol recommen.....

Our recent study explored EstroGel (estradiol 0.06% gel) use in trans and gender-diverse adults 🏳️‍⚧️ @adacheung.bsky.social

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We tracked the mental health of trans and gender-diverse Australians for over 20 years. And we’re worried The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is suffering and getting worse.

Using 22 years of data from Australia’s longest running household survey, we’ve found the mental health of trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse people is worse than cisgender Australians and this gap has been growing - particularly for young people.

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We suggest that treating clinicians should provide this information by using the corresponding gender marker on laboratory requests or provide relevant history to ensure the appropriate laboratory reference ranges are reported.

Once individuals have commenced GAHT, in general, the reference range of the affirmed gender should be reported for laboratory tests with sex-specific reference intervals (including haemoglobin/haematocrit and creatinine).

With increasing numbers of trans people seeking gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), it is important that clinicians, pathologists, and laboratory scientists use appropriate reference ranges.

Laboratory Monitoring in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals AbstractBackground. Increasing numbers of transgender and gender-diverse individuals are seeking initiation of gender-affirming hormone therapy. This align

New 🏳️‍⚧️ publication with @adacheung.bsky.social

Laboratory Monitoring in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals 🔬

Read the full article here 👉🏻 doi.org/10.1093/clin...