Feminizing hormone therapy increases estrogen levels and decreases testosterone levels to induce traditionally female characteristics in the body.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 2.6 million Americans identify as transgender, meaning their gender identity is different from the sex assigned to them at birth. When transgender people ...

Compounding that statistic, prior studies indicate some trans people at high risk for HIV transmission are hesitant to take ...

A person with folded hands resting on a banister. Source: Ümit Bulut/Unsplash Research reports a higher occurrence of eating disorders among transgender individuals. Transgender individuals report ...

New research definitively shows that HIV antiretrovirals can be taken together with gender-affirming hormone therapy without changing how well either drug works. The study findings can help healthcare ...

Megan Brock is a contributor to the Daily Caller News Foundation. DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Dominick Dunlap began taking female hormones at age 26 after just one visit to a gender clinic to have a ...

PAU, France — Transgender patients on hormone therapy have an increased mortality risk, compared with the general population, and so must be closely monitored, especially in terms of cardiovascular ...

PARIS — Screening for breast, cervical, and prostate cancer should continue for transgender patients after they transition to their new identity, but the screening methods must be adapted. This was ...

Based on current evidence, it's impossible to say whether puberty blockers and hormone therapy are helpful or harmful for young people with gender-related distress, according to two new papers ...