Gender-affirming hormone therapy reduces depressive symptoms and psychological distress in transgender people, according to a groundbreaking systematic review of research in the field. The new study, ...

A new study highlights just how flexible the human body can be by demonstrating that in adult transgender women receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy, several key proteins became altered to more ...

Melbourne researchers have discovered gender-affirming hormone therapy can alter body proteins to match a person's gender identity, potentially affecting susceptibility to certain health conditions.

Britain’s National Health Service has responded to public pressure by banning puberty blockers for minors, but there is still a long way to go to ensure the well-being of gender-confused children. On ...

If you've experienced gender dysphoria — the distressing feeling that occurs when your gender identity differs from the one you were assigned at birth — you might have considered hormone-replacement ...

PARIS — Screening for breast, cervical, and prostate cancer should continue for transgender patients after they transition to their new identity, but the screening methods must be adapted. This was ...

Although both sexes normally secrete some female hormones (estrogens) from birth until death, by far the heaviest output is among women who are old enough to bear children. From early teens to the ...