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ea0070aep834 | Reproductive and Developmental Endocrinology | ECE2020

Vaginal bleeding and spotting in transgender men after initiation of testosterone therapy: A prospective cohort study (ENIGI)

Defreyne Justine , Vanwonterghem Yuran , Collet Sarah , Iwamoto Sean , Wiepjes Chantal , Fisher Alessandra , Schreiner Thomas , den Heijer Martin , T’Sjoen Guy

Background: Persistent vaginal bleeding can be psychologically stressful and incongruent with gender identity in transgender men (assigned female at birth with male gender identity). Previous studieshave cross-sectionally described amenorrhea in cohorts of transgender men on intramuscular or subcutaneous testosterone injections. It remains uncertain which testosterone preparations most effectively suppress vaginal bleeding and when amenorrhea occurs after testosterone initiati...