Short- and Long-Term Clinical Skin Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Trans Men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 222-229

  Wierckx, Katrien ^a   Van de Peer, Fleur ^a   Verhaeghe, Evelien ^a   Dedecker, David ^a   Van Caenegem, Eva ^a   Toye, Kaatje ^a   Kaufman, Jean Marc ^a   T'Sjoen, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Female to Male Transsexual; Gender Dysphoria; Gender Identity Disorder; Skin; Testosterone; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; TESTOSTERONE ESTER; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE;

ACNE; ADULT; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEMALE TO MALE TRANSSEXUAL; FERRIMAN AND GALLWEY; GRADUAL ACNE GRADING SCALE; HAIR GROWTH; HIRSUTISM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORWOOD HAMILTON SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEBUM SECRETION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; YOUNG ADULT;

FEMALE-TO-MALE TRANSSEXUAL; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; SKIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HAIR; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES; SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY; SKIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892681342     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12366     Document Type: Article

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