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Cross-sex hormones appear to be safe for transgender adolescents

Cross-Sex Hormones Appear to Be Safe for Transgender Teens

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Although increased hemoglobin, hematocrit, BMI and lower HDL seen with testosterone use
For older men

Low Serum Levels of DHEAS Predict Fractures in Older Men

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Inverse correlation for DHEAS levels with risk of any fracture, non-vertebral major osteoporotic fractures
For women with low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum

Hormonal Maintenance Tx Ups PFS in Low-Grade Serous Cancer

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Significantly longer progression-free survival in low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum
When prostate cancer recurs after surgery

Bicalutamide Improves Survival After Prostate Cancer Returns

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Fewer bicalutamide patients died of prostate cancer compared to patients taking placebo
Adjuvant endocrine therapy can reduce the likelihood that women diagnosed with certain breast cancers will experience a recurrence of their disease

Underuse, Misuse of Hormone Tx in Breast Cancer Still Occurring

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Estimated 14,630 women not given recommended therapy died from cancer recurrence from 2004-2013
Use of growth hormone in children and adolescents should be considered carefully

Guidelines Developed for Use of Growth Hormone in Children

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Guidance provided for children with idiopathic short stature, GH deficiency, primary IGF-I deficiency
Use of an aromatase inhibitor in combination with growth hormone seems effective for optimizing height in 11β-hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Aromatase Inhibitor + Growth Hormone Can Optimize Height

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Report is 2nd case of aromatase inhibitor use in 11β-hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia
For HIV-infected women

Anti-Müllerian Hormone Predicts Menopause in Women With HIV

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Higher anti-müllerian hormone level at age 40 years linked to later age at final menstrual period
Blood levels of ghrelin may be a predictor of executive function impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Ghrelin May Predict Cognitive Impairment

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Findings among Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes
Obese adolescents may have lower levels of the hormone spexin than normal-weight adolescents

Low Levels of Hormone Associated With Teen Obesity

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Teens with the lowest levels of spexin more than five times as likely to be obese