Endocrine Abstracts

Rapid and appropriate response to an Adrenal crisis is a matter of life and death. Could greater patient and professional awareness together with modern technology assist in preventing mortality? Patients often first present with adrenal crisis in A&E departments. Whether the cause is primary or secondary adrenal failure, the initial treatment remains the same. Our objective was threefold: Educate and give greater awareness of steroid therapy to hospital staff, educate and...

Background: Oestrogen replacement therapy is essential in transwomen for their well-being. Various forms of oestrogen therapy are available. Individual responses to such replacement therapy may vary. Hormonal implant is a reliable form of hormone replacement in postmenopausal women. However, their efficacy and safety in transwomen have not been thoroughly examined yet.Methods: 14 transwomen had 100 mg of oestradiol implant inserted subcutaneously in the ...

Background: Various forms of testosterone replacement therapy has been used in replacement therapy for transmen and men with hypogonadism. However, efficacy and safety of testosterone implant has not been studied yet.Methods: 11 patietns (five transmen and six men with hypogonadism) had 800–1000 mg of testosterone implant inserted subcutaneously in the anterior abdominal wall. All subjects had previously been on other forms of testosterone replaceme...

Background: Hormone therapy is an important part of transition for many gender nonconforming people and implant treatment is an alternative route of oestrogen administration. We assessed the efficacy of oestrogen implant in transwomen for hormone replacement therapy.Methods: 83 transgender women had 100 mg estradiol implant inserted subcutaneously in the anterior abdominal wall. All subjects graded their energy, drive and libido from a scale of 0 to 10 p...