Effects of Estradiol Therapy on Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Transgender Women After Gender-Affirming Related Gonadectomy

Effects of Estradiol Therapy on Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Transgender Women After Gender-Affirming Related Gonadectomy

An extreme incongruence between sex and gender identity leads individuals with gender dysphoria (GD) to seek cross-sex hormone therapy (CSHT), and gender-affirming surgery (GAS). Although few studies have investigated the effects of CSHT on the brain prior to GAS, no studies in the extant literature...

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Main Authors: Maiko A. Schneider, Poli M. Spritzer, Luciano Minuzzi, Benicio N. Frey, Sabrina K. Syan, Tayane M. Fighera, Karine Schwarz, Ângelo B. Costa, Dhiordan C. da Silva, Cláudia C. G. Garcia, Anna M. V. Fontanari, André G. Real, Maurício Anes, Juliana U. Castan, Fernanda R. Cunegatto, Maria I. R. Lobato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
gender dysphoria
hypogonadism
estradiol
functional connectivity
sensorimotor cortex
putamen
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.00817/full

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