Weinand Jamie D, Safer Joshua D
Transgender Medicine Research Group, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
J Clin Transl Endocrinol. 2015 Jun;2(2):55-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jcte.2015.02.003.
Some providers report concern for the safety of transgender hormone therapy (HT).
This is a systematic literature review of HT safety for transgender adults.
Current literature suggests HT is safe when followed carefully for certain risks. The greatest health concern for HT in transgender women is venous thromboembolism. HT among transgender men appears to cause polycythemia. Both groups experienced elevated fasting glucose. There is no increase in cancer prevalence or mortality due to transgender HT.
Although current data support the safety of transgender HT with physician supervision, larger, long-term studies are needed in transgender medicine.
一些医疗服务提供者报告了对跨性别激素治疗(HT)安全性的担忧。
这是一项针对成年跨性别者HT安全性的系统文献综述。
当前文献表明,在仔细关注某些风险的情况下,HT是安全的。跨性别女性接受HT时最大的健康问题是静脉血栓栓塞。跨性别男性接受HT似乎会导致红细胞增多症。两组的空腹血糖均有所升高。跨性别者接受HT不会导致癌症患病率或死亡率增加。
尽管目前的数据支持在医生监督下跨性别者接受HT的安全性,但跨性别医学仍需要开展更大规模的长期研究。