Transwomen taking hormones may face vascular side effects

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 08:31 in Health & Medicine

A new study has found a link between cross-sex hormone use in transwomen and an increase in vascular side effects, such as stroke and venous thromboembolism (VTE). These findings are published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The researchers analyzed data from the participating Kaiser Permanente health systems and compared rates of vascular events among […]

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