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After long-term androgen therapy, ovaries may develop polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) morphology, as both PCOS and transgender men there is an up-regulation of testosterone receptors in the ovaries. Untreated PCOS is associated with a possibly increased risk of endometrial cancer as well as decreased fertility.
The regulations provided that such intersex athletes could compete if their testosterone was less than 2 nmol/L, and where the testosterone level was higher than that, they would be subject to a medical panel which would evaluate based on such factors as lack of secondary female sexual characteristics, undescended testes, and other factors.
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.
Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and androgen in males. [3] In humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues such as testicles and prostate, as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristics such as increased muscle and bone mass, and the growth of body hair.
2740 14652 Ensembl ENSG00000112164 ENSMUSG00000024027 UniProt P43220 O35659 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002062 NM_021332 RefSeq (protein) NP_002053 NP_067307 Location (UCSC) Chr 6: 39.05 – 39.09 Mb Chr 17: 31.12 – 31.16 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1R) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) found on beta cells of the pancreas and ...
Feminizing hormone therapy, also known as transfeminine hormone therapy, is a form of gender-affirming care and a gender-affirming hormone therapy to change the secondary sex characteristics of transgender people from masculine to feminine.
Habit reversal training (HRT) is a "multicomponent behavioral treatment package originally developed to address a wide variety of repetitive behavior disorders". [ 1 ] Behavioral disorders treated with HRT include tics , trichotillomania , nail biting , thumb sucking , skin picking , temporomandibular disorder (TMJ), lip-cheek biting and ...
Male contraceptives, also known as male birth control, are methods of preventing pregnancy by interrupting the function of sperm. [1] The main forms of male contraception available today are condoms, vasectomy, and withdrawal, which together represented 20% of global contraceptive use in 2019.