Microvascular Impairment Caused by Chronic Estrogen Exposure Is Sex-specific

Article title: 17β-estradiol promotes sex-specific dysfunction in isolated human arterioles Authors: Gopika SenthilKumar, Boran Katunaric, Henry Bordas-Murphy, Micaela Young, Erin L. Doren, Mary E. Schulz, Michael E. Widlansky, Julie K. Freed From the authors: “To our knowledge, this is the…

Gender Affirmation Treatment Delivery Route May Affect Heart Health

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people assigned male at birth are at increased heart health risk. The delivery route of estrogen medication is known to affect heart health risk in cisgender women. However, research is lacking on how estrogen route affects heart health in the TGD population.