Endocrine Intervention for Transsexuals

    September 2003 in “ Clinical endocrinology
    Andy Levy, Anna Crown, Russell Reid
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    a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor

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    Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

    Studysummary This review discusses the diagnosis, management, and hormone treatment of transsexual individuals, and examines the risks and effects of cross-sex hormone therapy without presenting new clinical results.
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