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Sex and Gender Differences in Clinical Pharmacology: Implications for Transgender Medicine
Lauren R Cirrincione1, Kai J Huang2
1Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Abstract:
The transgender adult population is growing globally, but clinical pharmacology has lagged behind other areas of transgender medicine. Medical care for transgender adults may include long-term testosterone or estrogen treatment to align secondary sex characteristics with gender identity. Clinicians often use drug-drug interaction data from the general adult population to predict medication disposition or safety among transgender adults. However, this approach does not address the complex pharmacodynamic effects of hormone therapy in transgender adults. In this review, we critically examine sex-related and gender-related differences in clinical pharmacology and apply these data to discuss current gaps in transgender medicine.
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