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This systematic review found that among children and adolescents referred to specialist gender services, 36% received puberty suppression and 51% received masculinising or feminising hormones, but comprehensive data on psychological care and treatment pathways were lacking.

This study found significant species differences in the enzyme activity and inhibitor affinities of prostatic 5α-reductases from rats, dogs, and humans, with variable potencies for different 3-oxo-4-azasteroid inhibitors across species.

This study found that forehead feminization significantly contributes to recognizing female gender and reported that feminizing forehead cranioplasty is a safe procedure with a low complication rate.

This article outlines best practices from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health's standards to guide health care professionals in providing comprehensive care for transgender individuals, addressing mental health, endocrinology, and surgery.

This study found that among middle-aged Korean women, those with metabolic syndrome had a higher risk of androgenetic alopecia, while no significant association was observed in men.

This article states that hormone therapy with estrogens and antiandrogens for transgender females is within an obstetrician-gynecologist's practice scope and involves careful dosing and monitoring to manage short-term thrombotic risks.

This review discusses gender identity disorder in Japan, highlighting the high prevalence and challenges in accessing appropriate treatment, and calls for wider understanding among medical professionals.

This review discusses medical interventions that reproductive health experts can provide to transgender and gender diverse youth and reports no new clinical results.

This study highlights the importance of clinicians understanding the effects of gender-affirming hormones like testosterone, estrogen, and antiandrogens on hair growth, to effectively diagnose and treat androgenetic alopecia in gender minority patients.

This study found that patients with SARS-CoV-2 associated telogen effluvium experienced hair loss sooner after infection compared to telogen effluvium from other causes, with distinct dermoscopic findings aiding diagnosis.

This study surveyed individuals seeking estrogen-based gender-affirming hormone therapy, revealing that improving life satisfaction and femininity are top treatment goals, and highlighting the need for trials aligned with community priorities.

This article discusses the effectiveness of gender transition procedures in alleviating gender dysphoria and the need for better models to understand their mechanisms, but reports no new clinical results.

This study found that there is a low prevalence and wide variability in U.S. insurance coverage for ancillary gender surgeries, with specific criteria often required for favorable coverage.

In this article, the authors reviewed essential terminology and recommendations for creating a welcoming healthcare environment for transgender patients and providing gender-affirming therapy, emphasizing the unique health needs and disparities faced by this population.

This study found that testosterone and dihydrotestosterone are crucial for synaptic transmission and spine density in male hippocampal neurons, suggesting sex-specific effects of neurosteroids on brain development.

This article examines how national and cultural factors influence gender representation in advertising for medical products, highlighting the need for gender-sensitive language to combat stereotypes.

This study found that finasteride was associated with more reproductive adverse effects, including sexual dysfunction in men and fetal harm in women, compared to minoxidil in reported alopecia cases.

In this study, researchers analyzed the chemical constituents of male and female Gynostemma longipes plants and different parts like roots and leaves, identifying significant variations in metabolites which could aid in assessing and selecting quality medicinal materials.

This review discusses genderqueer and non-binary identities and explores how mental health professionals can support these marginalized communities, but it reports no new findings.

This study concluded that current cross-sex hormone treatments for trans men and trans women are effective with a low risk of side effects in the short term, though they did observe specific clinical changes.

This study found significant differences in gene expression between newborn and adult skin, with infant skin notably increasing processes related to ECM organization, cell adhesion, and collagen fibril organization.

Secondary aesthetic surgeries for gender reassignment are generally satisfying and advance overall aesthetic surgery techniques, but psychological support is important.

This review discusses the limitations of current hair classification systems and highlights the need for standardized reporting of key hair characteristics to improve study comparisons; it reports no new results.

This study found that among COVID-19 patients, a higher presence of the G allele in the IFITM3 rs12252 polymorphism correlates with increased inflammatory markers and disease severity, noting higher ESR, CRP, Fibrinogen, LDH, and D-dimer levels in severe cases compared to mild ones.

This article discusses the assumptions linking sex, gender identity, gender role, and sexual orientation, highlighting that these inferences are often incorrect, but it reports no new empirical results.

This study observed that the proportion of female authorship, including lead authors, in top dermatology journals increased from 2018 to 2020, despite potential COVID-19 impacts, while female senior authorship rates still reflect gender disparity in senior positions.

This review discusses the most popular non-surgical cosmetic procedures for men and highlights the importance of considering sex-specific factors for optimal treatment, but reports no new clinical results.

This study reported that treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs and cross-sex hormones appears appropriate for carefully selected youth with gender dysphoria, but long-term safety needs further investigation.

This review addresses dermatologic health disparities in sexual and gender minority adolescents, highlighting the need for improved pediatric dermatologic care; it does not report new clinical results.

This study found that low-intensity exercise improved pain relief in aged rats through increased brain allopregnanolone levels, while high-intensity exercise was effective in both adult and aged rats via a different mechanism.