Amsterdam UMC
Thyroid autoimmunity linked to persistent symptoms for patients with Hashimoto’s disease
Thyroid autoimmunity is associated with persistent symptoms for adults with Hashimoto’s disease and normal thyroid hormone levels, according to a systematic review published in the Journal of Translational Autoimmunity.
Marine omega-3 fatty acid possible add-on treatment option for patients with BPD
Marine omega-3 fatty acids improved borderline personality disorder symptoms, according to results of a meta-analysis published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Psychological intervention during tapering an alternative to long-term antidepressant use
Delivery of a psychological intervention during a patient’s antidepressant tapering may be an alternative long-term antidepressant use for treating recurrent depression, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Timing of HT during puberty influences bone development in transgender adolescents
Transgender adolescents treated with gender-affirming hormone therapy early in puberty experience bone development more similar to that of their experienced gender compared with their gender assigned at birth, according to study data.
Monitoring liver enzymes unnecessary during gender-affirming HT
The incidence of abnormal liver enzymes among transgender men and women prescribed gender-affirming hormone therapy is low, with no cases of symptomatic liver injury observed after 1 year of treatment, data show.