Endocrine Abstracts

The sex-specific sex steroid profile seems to be associated to the gender differences between males and females on metabolic and cardiovascular risk (CVR). Objetive: to examine the effects of cross-gender sex steroid exposure on metabolic and CVR parameters. We incorporated 152 women transgender (WT), age (Median) 31 yr old (16–62) and 76 male transgender (MT) age: 25 yr old (17–53), treated at least by 1 year. WT received transdermal 17ßEstradiol (E2) 50 μ...

Sex differences in the metabolic syndrome and the associated cardiovascular risk profile are attributed to sex-specific sex steroid profiles, but the effects of sex steroid treatment remain incompletely understood.We evaluated the impact of low doses of sex-steroids on cardiovascular risk parameters in 41 young (age range 19–46 years), healthy, nonobese (BMI <29), transsexual subjects. 30 male-to-female (M–F) transsexuals received transderm...

In Wuhan China in December 2019, cases of severe atypical viral pneumonia emerged, and the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In this critical context, health workers were on the front lines, directly participating in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with COVID-19. The objective of our work was to evaluate stress and burnout in health workers and to measure hair cortisol levels as a stress biomarker during the second wave.<p class="...