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Gender-affirming hormone therapy and depressive symptoms among transgender adults

JAMA Network Open

2025-03-17
(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this longitudinal observational cohort study, gender-affirming hormone therapy was associated with lower rates of moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms, highlighting the importance of gender-affirming primary care models for transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse patients.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Sari L. Reisner, ScD, MA, email sreisner@umich.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0955)

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[Press-News.org] Gender-affirming hormone therapy and depressive symptoms among transgender adults
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