Transgender Hormone Therapy May Raise Stroke, Heart Attack Risks: Study

Transgender Hormone Therapy May Raise Stroke, Heart Attack Risks: Study
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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A new study indicates people with gender dysphoria receiving so-called “gender affirmation” hormone replacement therapy are significantly more prone to stroke, heart attack, and blood clots.

Hormone replacement therapy usually involves gender dysphoria patients taking either testosterone or estrogen. It has seen growing popularity over recent years among American teenagers and young adults who identify as transgender and wish to have their body more closely resemble their preferred gender.