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Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), also called hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or transgender hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy in which sex hormones and other hormonal medications are administered to transgender or gender nonconforming individuals for the purpose of more closely aligning their secondary sexual characteristics with their gender identity.
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH), is due to problems with either the hypothalamus or pituitary gland affecting the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (HPG axis). [1] Hypothalamic disorders result from a deficiency in the release of gonadotropic releasing hormone (GnRH), while pituitary gland disorders are due ...
Estrogens are the major sex hormones in women, and are responsible for the development and maintenance of feminine secondary sexual characteristics, such as breasts, wide hips, and a feminine pattern of fat distribution. [ 4 ] Estrogens act by binding to and activating the estrogen receptor (ER), their biological target in the body. [ 14 ]
1:30,000 (males), 1:125,000 (females) Kallmann syndrome (KS) is a genetic disorder that prevents a person from starting or fully completing puberty. Kallmann syndrome is a form of a group of conditions termed hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. [1] To distinguish it from other forms of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, Kallmann syndrome has the ...
Masculinizing hormone therapy, also known as transmasculine hormone therapy or female-to-male (or FTM) hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy and gender affirming therapy which is used to change the secondary sexual characteristics of transgender people from feminine or androgynous to masculine. [1][2][3] It is a common type of ...
Fertility treatment and preservation is expensive. The average IVF cycle can cost $12,000 to $17,000 (not including medication), with medication it can up to $25,000-$30,000 [63] [64] and price often comes down to one's insurance which might come with stipulations. The cost of IUI ranges from $500–4,000 per cycle. [65]
Androgen deficiency is a medical condition characterized by insufficient androgenic activity in the body. Androgen deficiency most commonly affects women, and is also called Female androgen insufficiency syndrome (FAIS), although it can happen in both sexes. [2][3] Androgenic activity is mediated by androgens (a class of steroid hormones with ...
Female infertility refers to infertility in women. It affects an estimated 48 million women, [2] with the highest prevalence of infertility affecting women in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa/Middle East, and Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia. [2] Infertility is caused by many sources, including nutrition, diseases, and other ...