Induction and Maintenance of Amenorrhea in Transmasculine and Nonbinary Adolescents

The treatment of persistent uterine bleeding in those patients who identify as transmasculine or nonbinary is often straightforward, but can be difficult in a subset of patients. This article reviews the physiology of the normal menstrual cycle and the hormonal influences on the endometrium, and the...

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Autores principales: Carswell, Jeremi M., Roberts, Stephanie A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2017
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5684657/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29142910
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2017.0021
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description The treatment of persistent uterine bleeding in those patients who identify as transmasculine or nonbinary is often straightforward, but can be difficult in a subset of patients. This article reviews the physiology of the normal menstrual cycle and the hormonal influences on the endometrium, and then explores options for the treatment of persistent bleeding for people both already on testosterone and for those who are either not ready for or who do not desire testosterone.
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spelling pubmed-56846572017-11-15 Induction and Maintenance of Amenorrhea in Transmasculine and Nonbinary Adolescents Carswell, Jeremi M. Roberts, Stephanie A. Transgend Health Review Article The treatment of persistent uterine bleeding in those patients who identify as transmasculine or nonbinary is often straightforward, but can be difficult in a subset of patients. This article reviews the physiology of the normal menstrual cycle and the hormonal influences on the endometrium, and then explores options for the treatment of persistent bleeding for people both already on testosterone and for those who are either not ready for or who do not desire testosterone. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2017-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5684657/ /pubmed/29142910 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2017.0021 Text en © Jeremi M. Carswell and Stephanie A. Roberts 2017; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Induction and Maintenance of Amenorrhea in Transmasculine and Nonbinary Adolescents
title_fullStr Induction and Maintenance of Amenorrhea in Transmasculine and Nonbinary Adolescents
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title_short Induction and Maintenance of Amenorrhea in Transmasculine and Nonbinary Adolescents
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5684657/
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