Venous and arterial thrombo-embolic complications of hormonal treatment in a male-to-female transgender patient.

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Mullins, G M
O'Sullivan, S S
Kinsella, J
McEnroy, D
Crimmins, D
Whyte, S
Sturm, J W
Affiliation
Department of Neurology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland., megager@yahoo.com
Issue Date
2012-02-03T15:11:34Z
MeSH
Carotid Stenosis/*chemically induced/pathology/ultrasonography
Estrogens/*adverse effects
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism/therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
*Transsexualism

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Citation
J Clin Neurosci. 2008 Jun;15(6):714-6. Epub 2008 Apr 18.
Journal
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society , of Australasia
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/209074
DOI
10.1016/j.jocn.2007.02.092
PubMed ID
18395453
Abstract
We present a male-to-female (MTF) transgender patient admitted with a pulmonary embolism. The patient had been treated with high-dose oestrogens since the age of 16. Following a prolonged period of hypotension, our patient sustained cerebral border zone infarcts. There was evidence of bilateral carotid stenosis on Doppler ultrasound. We discuss the treatment and vascular complications of gender dysphoria.
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eng
ISSN
0967-5868 (Print)
0967-5868 (Linking)
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