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Scalp Hair Regrowth in Hormone-Treated Transgender Woman

Evidence of androgenetic alopecia, or male pattern baldness, can be distressing for transgender women. Here we present the case of a transgender woman with scalp hair regrowth after ∼6 months on oral estradiol and spironolactone therapy achieving testosterone levels within normal female range.

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Autores principales: Stevenson, Mary O., Wixon, Naomi, Safer, Joshua D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28861534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2016.0022
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spelling pubmed-53674832017-08-31 Scalp Hair Regrowth in Hormone-Treated Transgender Woman Stevenson, Mary O. Wixon, Naomi Safer, Joshua D. Transgend Health Short Report Evidence of androgenetic alopecia, or male pattern baldness, can be distressing for transgender women. Here we present the case of a transgender woman with scalp hair regrowth after ∼6 months on oral estradiol and spironolactone therapy achieving testosterone levels within normal female range. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2016-10-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5367483/ /pubmed/28861534 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2016.0022 Text en © Mary O. Stevenson et al. 2016; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited.
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title_short Scalp Hair Regrowth in Hormone-Treated Transgender Woman
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28861534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2016.0022
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