Article
Risks and benefits of estrogen therapy for a male-to-female transsexual with a prothrombin gene mutation.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 1 Jan 2000
Laidlaw Elizabeth, Irwig Michael S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We present the case of a male-to-female transsexual person in her 20s requesting hormone therapy in the setting of a history of a deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolus and carrying the prothrombin G20210A gene mutation. METHODS: We interviewed the patient and reviewed her medical records. We carefully weighed the risks and benefits of hormone therapy and took into account two important ethical...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
