Hormone Therapy News

Receiving hormone replacement therapy within 6 months of a COVID-19 diagnosis was associated with a reduction in mortality, according to researchers.

Transgender individuals who said they received supportive primary care were more likely to report better mental health, according to survey results published in Family Practice.

Among adults with controlled acromegaly, postmenopausal women had higher growth hormone levels than men despite similar insulin-like growth factor I levels, according to study data.

Among children diagnosed with ADHD, low doses of ADHD medications did not affect thyroid or growth hormone levels, according to study data.

For its 20th year in print, Endocrine Today is taking a look back at changes in endocrine gender care.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Joshua D. Safer, MD, FACP, FACE, and Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD about clinical and political challenges in caring for transgender patients.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Saleh Aldasouqi, MD, FACE, ECNU, discusses the false high or false low results of certain hormone tests for people who take high doses of biotin in beauty and energy supplements, for example.

CHICAGO — Transgender and nonbinary patients continue to face substantial health disparities, many of which are due to “the awkward interface” between them and the health care system, according to Richard E. Greene, MD, MHPE, FACP.

SAN DIEGO — Progesterone was not effective at preventing miscarriage or prematurity in patients who presented with first-trimester vaginal bleeding, according to results of the PREEMPT trial.

Reported menopause symptoms and prescriptions for hormone therapy were less common among Black and Hispanic female veterans, highlighting disparities in the discussion, documentation and management of menopause, according to researchers.