We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Disforia de género en el adulto con enfermedad coronaria: Reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura.
- Authors
Ocampo-Serna, Sabina; César Gutiérrez-Segura, Julio; Vallejo-González, Santiago
- Abstract
Introduction: Gender dysphoria (GD) refers to a marked incongruity between gender identity and biological sex. GD generates a significant clinical discomfort for at least six months. Methods: Case report and non-systematic literature review. Case presentation A 56-year-old male-to-female patient, who had a history of coronary disease and a second thromboembolic event after hormone therapy (self-medicated). Once she had received acute management for the cardiovascular disease, she consulted for her GD. Discussion: GD requiresmultidisciplinary management. Cross-sex hormonal therapy is considered the main treatment. It has been documented that oral oestrogen preparations may increase the risk of thromboembolic events in patients over the age of 40, especially when they have cardiovascular risk factors. Conclusions: Comprehensive treatment should be offered to everyone who has GD, to relieve psychological distress, decrease psychiatric comorbidity and improve quality of life. To date, there is little scientific evidence regarding cross-sex hormonal therapy in transgender women over the age of 40; we therefore recommend multidisciplinary, close and rigorous monitoring, in particular when they have cardiovascular risk.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; GENDER dysphoria; HORMONE therapy; TRANS women; CORONARY disease; DRUG side effects; THROMBOEMBOLISM
- Publication
Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatria, 2020, Vol 49, Issue 3, p211
- ISSN
0034-7450
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.rcp.2018.10.003