A higher rate of hyperandrogenic disorders in female-to-male transsexuals

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 361-380

  Bosinski, Hartmut A G ^a   Peter, Michael ^a   Bonatz, Gabriele ^a   Arndt, Reinhard ^a   Heidenreich, Maren ^a   Sippell, Wolfgang G ^a   Wille, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH stimulation test; Adrenocortical hyper responsiveness; Female to male transsexualism; Hyperandrogenism; Polycystic ovarian syndrome

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; ALDOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTISONE; CORTODOXONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERFUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSSEXUALISM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANDROGENS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0030881604     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(97)00033-4     Document Type: Article

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