Hormonal Therapies Boost Mental Health of Transgender People, and Few Stop Treatment
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the face of an ongoing and widespread legal assault on transgender rights — one that threatens to cut off access to critical aspects of trans health care — a pair of new studies suggest that gender-affirmi…
Learn MoreHormonal Therapies Boost Mental Health of Transgender People, and Few Stop Treatment
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the face of an ongoing and widespread legal assault on transgender rights — one that threatens to cut off access to critical aspects of trans health care — a pair of new studies suggest that gender-affirmi…
Learn MoreHormonal Therapies Boost Mental Health of Transgender People, and Few Stop Treatment
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the face of an ongoing and widespread legal assault on transgender rights — one that threatens to cut off access to critical aspects of trans health care — a pair of new studies suggest that gender-affirmi…
Learn MoreUn anticonceptivo inyectado podría ser revolucionario para el control de las poblaciones de gatos callejeros
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por todo el mundo deambulan millones de gatos callejeros, y hace mucho que la esterilización quirúrgica ha sido el principal método de control de la población. Pero un nuevo estudio de tamaño reducido mue…
Learn MoreInjected Birth Control Could Be Game-Changer to Curb Stray Cat Populations
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of stray cats roam the world over, and surgical sterilization has long been the primary method of population control.But a small new study shows promising results for a one-and-done contraceptive inje…
Learn MoreHysterectomy: What It Is, Side Effects & Recovery
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hysterectomy is the second most common surgery for women in their reproductive years, right after cesarean section.Nearly 68% of these surgeries are done to address non-cancerous conditions such as abnormal ute…
Learn MoreHormone Preparations Tied to Increased Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hormone preparations are associated with an increase in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online May 2 in Menopause.Yiran Wang, M.D., and Chao Sun…
Learn MoreTemporary Interruption of Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer Safe
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among select women with previous hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer, there is no increase in the short-term risk for breast cancer events with temporary interruption of endocrine therapy to attempt …
Learn MoreTransgender Women May Be Underdiagnosed With Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prostate cancer is not that rare among transgender women, according to a research letter published online April 29 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, M.D., from the Universit…
Learn MoreMelatonin May Reduce Risk for Intentional Self-Harm in Female Teens
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For female adolescents with psychiatric disorders, melatonin use is associated with a reduced risk for intentional self-harm, according to a study published online March 23 in the Journal of Child Psychology a…
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