Introduction Sexual hormones have a pervasive effect on our mental, emotional and physical function. They regulate sexual maturity and function as well as physical development, and they also act as neurotransmitters and can affect mood, mental and emotional processes Continue reading →

Parts of this article (those related to the Standards of Care) need to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (February 2017) Transgender hormone therapy, also sometimes called cross-sex hormone therapy, is a form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in which sex hormones and other hormonal medications are administered to transgender or gender nonconforming individuals for the purpose of more closely aligning their secondary sexual characteristics with their gender identity. Continue reading →

Ten years have passed since publication of the first results of the Womens Health Initiative (WHI) hormone therapy trials. The debate that followed gave women and their providers the impression that the experts dont agree on the topic of hormone therapy. The purpose of this joint statement is to demonstrate the experts do agree on the key points. Continue reading →