As an on-the-go mother of two equally on-the-go preschoolers, Yessenia Paez was accustomed to dealing with common parenting stress. But when 24/7 anxiety, heart palpitations, hand tremors and chronic headaches became the norm for the better part of a year, she knew something more was at play.
Tag: Endocrinologist
Single hospital study finds transgender teenagers rarely choose to discontinue hormone therapy
A three-year-long retrospective cohort study of a single Atlanta hospital’s patient population found transgender and gender-diverse teenagers rarely chose to discontinue gender-affirming hormone therapy, according to a study being presented Sunday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.
Preclinical Study: Antibiotics Affect Male and Female Gut Microbiomes Differently
In a new study, researchers at Cedars-Sinai found that antibiotics have sex-specific effects on the gut microbiome makeup of male and female laboratory rats. The findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, could have implications for using the drugs in humans to treat or prevent bacterial infection.