Mammography and breast ultrasound analysis in male and female transgender persons using long-term gender affirming hormone therapy: a cross-sectional study in Brazil.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 ACOUSTICS

Medical Ultrasonography Pub Date : 2023-03-30 DOI:10.11152/mu-3832

Ana A Bartolamei Ramos, Cristiane Spadoni, Paulina Santander, Beatriz Dos Santos, Rosires Andrade, Jaime Kulak

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Abstract

Aim: There is not much information about breast health in transgender (transexual) persons given the historical stigma that this population suffers. This research aimed to describe breast imaging patterns in transgender (trans) women and men that had been using gender affirmation hormone treatment for at least 3 years.

Material and methods: In this observational, cross-sectional study, 67 transgender individuals (34 trans women and 33 trans men) had mammography and breast ultrasound performed. We also classified the findings by the American College of Radiology - Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (ACR BI-RADS®).

Results: We found that there was a higher frequency of dense breasts in trans women (75.8%) and in trans men (66,6%) than expected for cisgender (cis) women.

Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of a deeper understanding of the image patterns of transgender breasts because of hormonal effects that the gender transition entails so we can offer better health care and preventive services in the transgender (transexual) population.

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使用长期性别确认激素治疗的男性和女性变性人的乳房x光检查和乳房超声分析:巴西的一项横断面研究。

目的:关于跨性别者(变性人)乳房健康的信息并不多，因为这一人群遭受了历史上的耻辱。本研究旨在描述使用性别肯定激素治疗至少3年的跨性别(trans)女性和男性的乳房成像模式。材料和方法:在这项观察性横断面研究中，67名跨性别者(34名跨性别女性和33名跨性别男性)接受了乳房x光检查和乳房超声检查。我们还根据美国放射学会乳腺成像报告和数据系统(ACR BI-RADS®)对结果进行了分类。结果:我们发现跨性别女性(75.8%)和跨性别男性(66.6%)的致密性乳房发生率高于顺性别(cis)女性。结论:这项研究强调了深入了解变性人乳房的图像模式的重要性，因为性别转换需要激素的影响，这样我们就可以为变性人提供更好的医疗保健和预防服务。

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Medical Ultrasonography RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING-

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3.20

自引率

5.90%

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期刊介绍： The journal aims to promote ultrasound diagnosis by publishing papers in a variety of categories, including editorial letters, original papers, review articles, pictorial essays, technical developments, case reports, letters to the editor or occasional special reports (fundamental, clinical as well as methodological and educational papers). The papers published cover the whole spectrum of the applications of diagnostic medical ultrasonography, including basic science and therapeutic applications. The journal hosts information regarding the society''s activities, scheduling of accredited training courses in ultrasound diagnosis, as well as the agenda of national and international scientific events.