Tag: Hormones: Misc.
Sex Hormone Deficiency May Up Risk for Rotator Cuff Repair
Odds of rotator cuff repair increased for women with estrogen deficiency and for men with testosterone deficiency
Adding ADT to Radiotherapy Ups Mets-Free Survival in Prostate Cancer
In meta-analysis, adjuvant ADT prolongation also linked to improvement in metastasis-free survival, but not neoadjuvant ADT extension
Mental Health Improves With Access to Gender-Affirming Hormones
Access to GAH during adolescence, adulthood linked to lower odds of past-year suicidal ideation versus desiring but not accessing GAH
Rates of Obesity, Weight Gain Up for Transmasculine Individuals
Prevalence of obesity and weight gain higher after hormone therapy for transmasculine versus transfeminine individuals
Five-Year Extended Hormone Therapy No Better in Breast Cancer
Findings compared with two years of extended adjuvant anastrozole in postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer
Erythropoietin May Up Risk for Hip Fracture in Hemodialysis Patients
Risk for hip fracture increased with EPO doses of 50 to 149, 150 to 299, and ≥300 versus <50 units/kg/week
Effect of COVID-19 on Breast Cancer Treatment Examined
More patients with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant endocrine therapy due to COVID-19
Fertility Concerns Impact Treatment Decisions in Breast Cancer
One-third of young women with breast cancer indicated that fertility concerns affected decisions relating to endocrine therapy
AHA Offers Guidance for CVD Risk in Breast, Prostate Cancer
Patients with breast, prostate cancer who are receiving hormonal therapy more likely to develop cardiovascular risk factors
Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Tied to Systolic BP Changes
Within two to four months, increases, decreases in systolic BP seen in transmasculine, transfeminine adults, respectively
