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  2. Gender-affirming hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. It's sparked impassioned protests around the ethics and practicalities of the medical intervention and led to 17 states banning gender-affirming hormones for minors who are transgender (people who ...

  4. What is gender-affirming care? Your questions, answered - AOL

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    At this stage in the gender-affirming care process, after a thorough evaluation by a medical professional, a patient may also receive hormone therapy that can lead to gender-affirming physical change.

  5. Transgender health care - Wikipedia

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    As hormone replacement therapy, gender-affirming surgery is also employed as a response to diagnosis gender dysphoria [17] [38] The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care recommend additional requirements for gender-affirming surgery when compared to hormone replacement therapy.

  6. Supreme Court to weigh key transgender care case: What’s at ...

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    Nearly 15,000 began gender-affirming hormone therapy, according to the study conducted by Reuters and Komodo Health Inc. More: Meet the Tennessee family behind the US Supreme Court's major ...

  7. Feminizing hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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    The effect of feminizing hormone therapy on fertility is not clear, but it is known that testosterone suppression can prevent sperm production. [302] The age of starting and stopping hormone therapy seems to be a significant factor, but no direct causation has been found between length of treatment and ability to reproduce. [303] [304]

  8. What to know about Medicare and gender affirmation - AOL

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    Medicare may cover gender affirming care, such as hormone replacement therapy and gender affirmation surgery. Learn more here. What to know about Medicare and gender affirmation

  9. Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender ...

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    Included in the guidelines are sections on purpose and use of the WPATH SOC, the global applicability of the WPATH SOC, the difference between gender nonconformity and gender dysphoria, epidemiology, treatment of children, adolescents and adults, mental health, hormone replacement therapy (masculinizing or feminizing; HRT), reproductive health ...