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Breast Cancer Suspicion in a Transgender Male-to-Female Patient on Hormone Replacement Therapy Presenting with Right Breast Mass: Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Presentation of a Rare Lesion [PDF]

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2017
There has been an increasing use of hormonal therapy among male-to-female (MtF) transgender individuals. This long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) renders MtF individuals a unique patient subgroup in terms of breast cancer risk.
Krystina Tongson, Victoria Konovalova, Naveen Dhawan, Steffi Sharma, Jaya Bahl, Mohammad Masri   +5 more
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Autoimmune Thyroiditis Shifting from Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis to Graves’ Disease

Medicina, 2023
In 15–20% of cases, Graves’ disease (GD) shifts to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), while the shift from HT to GD is rare. We present a case of a patient in whom HT shifted to GD, along with a literature review.
Narantsatsral Daramjav, Junko Takagi, Hideyuki Iwayama, Kaori Uchino, Daisuke Inukai, Kazuo Otake, Tetsuya Ogawa, Akiyoshi Takami   +7 more
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Identification of the Rare Ala871Glu Mutation in the Androgen Receptor Gene Leading to Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in an Adolescent Girl with Primary Amenorrhea

Children, 2022
Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) is a rare genetic condition by mutations in the androgen receptor (AR) gene resulting in target issue resistance to androgens and a female phenotype in genetically male individuals.
Aikaterini Kapama, Dimitrios T. Papadimitriou, George Mastorakos, Nikolaos F. Vlahos, Maria Papagianni   +4 more
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Optimized Replacement T4 and T4+T3 Dosing in Male and Female Hypothyroid Patients With Different BMIs Using a Personalized Mechanistic Model of Thyroid Hormone Regulation Dynamics

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
ObjectiveA personalized simulation tool, p-THYROSIM, was developed (1) to better optimize replacement LT4 and LT4+LT3 dosing for hypothyroid patients, based on individual hormone levels, BMIs, and gender; and (2) to better understand how gender and BMI ...
Mauricio Cruz-Loya, Benjamin B. Chu, Jacqueline Jonklaas, David F. Schneider, Joseph DiStefano, Joseph DiStefano   +5 more
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Unusual complications following left ventricular assisted device implantation: case series

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Background While left ventricular assisted devices (LVAD) have revolutionized the treatment of advanced heart failure, they are associated with a wide range of complications, including bleeding and infection which are the most common complications ...
Amjad Shalabi, Erez Kachel, Yigal Kassif, Muin Faqeeh, Preisman Sergey, Leonid Sternik, Liza Grosman-Rimon, Wadi Kinany, Offer Amir, Eylon Ram, Jacob Lavee, Avishay Grupper   +11 more
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Use of Systemic Steroids, Hormone Replacement Therapy, or Oral Contraceptives Is Associated with Decreased Implant Survival in Women

Dentistry Journal, 2023
Background: Systemic steroids, such as prednisone, hormonal replacement therapies, or oral contraceptives, are commonly prescribed to women who might also be receiving dental implant therapy.
Michelle Y. Zou, Robert E. Cohen, Brendon L. Ursomanno, Lisa M. Yerke   +3 more
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Two Korean girls with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome diagnosed in infancy [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2018
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a rare genetic disease caused by various abnormalities in the androgen receptor (AR). The AR is an essential steroid hormone receptor that plays a critical role in male sexual differentiation and development and ...
You Jung Heo, Jung Min Ko, Young Ah Lee, Choong Ho Shin, Sei Won Yang, Man Jin Kim, Sung Sub Park   +6 more
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Sex hormones affect the pathogenesis and clinical characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) affects women more frequently than men, similar to the female predilection for other autoimmune diseases. Moreover, male patients with SLE exhibit different clinical features than female patients.
Ji-Won Kim, Hyoun-Ah Kim, Chang-Hee Suh, Chang-Hee Suh, Ju-Yang Jung   +4 more
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Early expression of requisite developmental growth hormone imprinted cytochromes P450 and dependent transcription factors

Endocrine Connections, 2021
The sexually dimorphic expression of cytochromes P450 (CYP) drug metabolizing enzymes has been reported in all species examined. These sex differences are initially expressed during puberty and are solely regulated by sex differences in th e circulating ...
Sarmistha Banerjee, Allison M Hayes, Bernard H Shapiro   +2 more
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Growth and Adult Height during Human Growth Hormone Treatment in Chinese Children with Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency Caused by Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome: A Single Centre Study

JCRPE, 2020
Objective:The aim was to assess growth velocity (GV) during human recombinant growth hormone (hGH) treatment of children with multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD) caused by pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) and to analyze the ...
Fengxue Wang, Jinyan Han, Zengmin Wang, Xiaohong Shang, Guimei Li   +4 more
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