September 2022 in “Medical Herald of the South of Russia” 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.
April 2022 in “Zbornik radova Pravnog fakulteta u Splitu” This article discusses the challenges and legal developments in sex verification in sports, highlighting issues of fairness, discrimination, and the inadequacy of binary gender concepts; it reports no new results.
February 2022 in “The Nurse Practitioner” This article provides an introduction to gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender and gender-nonbinary patients, designed as a continuing education activity, but does not report new clinical results.
February 2021 in “Journal of nursing education and practice” This study found that while kidney transplant recipients generally reported good quality of life on immunosuppressive therapies, women experienced more distressing symptoms and lower satisfaction compared to men.
April 2019 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This study analyzed the care provided to gender-dysphoric Veterans at VANCHCS and concluded that a more consistent, team-based approach could improve their treatment outcomes.
January 2018 in “Georg Thieme Verlag eBooks” Gender affirmation surgery improves personal appearance and self-esteem.
June 2007 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This study from Ohio State University's Medical Center suggests that skin cancer risk may be related to gender based on findings from mouse models.
February 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that transgender and gender diverse patients on masculinizing hormone therapy had 2.5 times the rate of androgenetic alopecia compared to cisgender women.
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November 2023 in “Social Science & Medicine” This study suggests that gendered social factors, in addition to biological differences, contribute significantly to sex disparities in adverse drug event reports, with patient and event type influencing observed differences.
54 citations
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June 2018 in “Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry” This narrative review presents composite cases of individuals undergoing gender-affirming care, illustrating varied outcomes without reporting new clinical results or systematic findings.
33 citations
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May 2016 in “Translational andrology and urology” This review examines hair removal practices prior to genital gender affirming surgery, noting current variations and offering a practical laser hair removal approach, but reports no new clinical results.
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February 2014 in “Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal” This qualitative study revealed that women with PCOS often see themselves as less feminine, affected by symptoms like excess hair and irregular menstruation, which challenged their gender roles.
15 citations
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April 2021 in “Annals of Translational Medicine” This review discusses facial gender confirmation surgery, particularly focusing on the upper third of the face, and reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes virtual surgical planning and postoperative care.
January 2025 in “HORMONES” This systematic review reported positive outcomes with gender-affirming hormone therapy in Canada and emphasized the urgent need for standardized outcome measurement tools to enhance evidence-based practices.
January 2025 in “Open MIND” This study found that parental preferences and predictions on fetal sex vary significantly between mothers and partners and are influenced by factors such as education and lifestyle, while fetal sex has limited impact on most pregnancy-related symptoms.
This article discusses the importance of accurately differentiating gender identity and biological sex in dermatology research and provides no new clinical results, highlighting a need for clearer guidance for researchers.
475 citations
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January 2016 in “International Review of Psychiatry” 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.
36 citations
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November 2009 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that prolactin has complex, gender- and location-dependent effects on human hair follicles, promoting hair growth in female frontotemporal scalp areas while inhibiting it in male occipital regions.
24 citations
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January 2019 in “Hormone Research in Paediatrics” This study found that gender, puberty, and BMI significantly affect hair cortisol concentrations in children, suggesting these factors should be considered in future research.
11 citations
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May 2021 in “Journal of Medical Virology” This review discusses sex differences in immune response to respiratory viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, and highlights that hormones like estrogen may provide females with better protection, but it reports no new results.
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October 2025 in “Biology of Sex Differences” This study concluded that while sex-related biological factors may influence COVID-19 outcomes, they do not fully explain the differences in mortality between women and men, underscoring the need for a gendered, intersectional approach to understanding health inequities and risk factors.
April 2018 in “Routledge eBooks” 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.
January 2018 in “Springer eBooks” Different races and genders have unique skin and hair issues, requiring specialized care and more research for effective treatment.
228 citations
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January 2021 in “Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology” This review explores possible reasons for why male COVID-19 patients experience more severe symptoms and higher fatality rates than female patients but provides no new clinical results.
204 citations
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May 2014 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” 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.
125 citations
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August 2020 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review discusses sex-based differences in immune responses, focusing on genetic, hormonal, and microbiome factors influencing infections like COVID-19, and reports no clinical results.
27 citations
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November 2021 in “Scientific Reports” This study used bioinformatics to explore molecular differences in testicular and ovarian responses to SARS-CoV-2, identifying genes that could be associated with sex differences in infection outcomes.
22 citations
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January 2021 in “Clinical Therapeutics” This review discusses sex and gender differences in COVID-19 presentation, treatment, and outcomes, and reports no new clinical findings.
15 citations
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September 2021 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” This review discusses the impact of gender affirming hormone therapy on cardiovascular outcomes in transgender individuals and reports no new clinical results; the authors underscore the need for more comprehensive studies.
11 citations
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May 2022 in “World Journal of Biological Chemistry” This review discusses potential benefits of adding bioidentical progesterone to gender-affirming treatment for trans women and reports no new clinical results; it calls for further research to confirm efficacy and safety.