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Hormone Therapy use in the Aging Transgender Woman

Sarah R Pickle, MD Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Dr Sarah Pickle discusses the risks and benefits of hormone therapy use in the aging transgender woman. There is no age cut-off for gender-affirming hormone use, and almost 20% of transgender women begin their gender journey after age 40.

 

Content updated August 2023