Feminizing hormone therapy increases estrogen levels and decreases testosterone levels to induce traditionally female characteristics in the body.

A person with folded hands resting on a banister. Source: Ümit Bulut/Unsplash Research reports a higher occurrence of eating disorders among transgender individuals. Transgender individuals report ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 2.6 million Americans identify as transgender, meaning their gender identity is different from the sex assigned to them at birth. When transgender people ...

Melbourne researchers have discovered gender-affirming hormone therapy can alter body proteins to match a person’s gender identity, potentially affecting susceptibility to certain health conditions.

THURSDAY, Nov. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Transgender women using estradiol for their transition don’t run an increased risk of heart attack or stroke, a new study says. In fact, their hormone ...

The addition of the hormone progesterone to gender-affirming hormone therapy leads to increased breast growth for transgender people following feminizing hormone therapy. This is demonstrated by an ...

Lenacapavir does not appear to cause any clinically significant effects in the pharmacokinetics of long-acting hormonal contraceptives or gender-affirming hormone therapy, according to a pair of ...

New research definitively shows that HIV antiretrovirals can be taken together with gender-affirming hormone therapy without changing how well either drug works. The study findings can help healthcare ...

Endocrine therapy is a way of treating conditions such as cancer using hormones. Also known as hormone therapy, it involves adjusting the levels of certain hormones, such as testosterone, estrogen, ...

A new study of the longest-acting form of injectable PrEP, lenacapavir, has shown no adverse interactions with hormone therapy for trans women and men. Marketed under the brand name Yeztugo by Gilead ...

Hormone therapy (also called hormonal therapy or endocrine therapy) slows or stops the growth of hormone-sensitive tumors by blocking the body’s ability to produce hormones or by interfering with the ...