Jeffrey Zajac

Feasibility trial of metformin XR in people with pre-diabetes and stroke (MIPPS)-randomised open blinded endpoint controlled trial

M Tabesh, M Hachem, LH Lau, K Borschmann, L Churilov, SAL Price, P Sumithran, G Donnan, J Zajac, V Thijs, EI Ekinci

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Factors associated with suicide attempts among Australian transgender adults.

Sav Zwickl, Alex Fang Qi Wong, Eden Dowers, Shalem Yiner-Lee Leemaqz, Ingrid Bretherton, Teddy Cook, Jeffrey D Zajac, Paul SF Yip, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Transgender, including gender diverse and non-binary people, henceforth referred to collectively as trans people, are ..

The Informed Consent Model of Care for Accessing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Is Associated With High Patient Satisfaction

Cassandra Spanos, Julian A Grace, Shalem Y Leemaqz, Adam Brownhill, Pauline Cundill, Peter Locke, Peggy Wong, Jeffrey D Zajac, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Sexual Medicine

BACKGROUND: There are 2 common approaches to assess an individual before commencing of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT); a ..

Insulin resistance in transgender individuals correlates with android fat mass

Ingrid Bretherton, Cassandra Spanos, Shalem Y Leemaqz, Gehan Premaratne, Mathis Grossmann, Jeffrey D Zajac, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Background: Transgender individuals receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) are at increased risk of adverse cardiovascu..

The Health and Well-Being of Transgender Australians: A National Community Survey

Ingrid Bretherton, Emily Thrower, Sav Zwickl, Alex Wong, Daria Chetcuti, Mathis Grossmann, Jeffrey D Zajac, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2020  |  LGBT Health

Paracrine signalling by cardiac calcitonin controls atrial fibrogenesis and arrhythmia

Lucia M Moreira, Abhijit Takawale, Mohit Hulsurkar, David A Menassa, Agne Antanaviciute, Satadru K Lahiri, Neelam Mehta, Neil Evans, Constantinos Psarros, Paul Robinson, Alexander J Sparrow, Marc-Antoine Gillis, Neil Ashley, Patrice Naud, Javier Barallobre-Barreiro, Konstantinos Theofilatos, Angela Lee, Mary Norris, Michele V Clarke, Patricia K Russell, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Nature

Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is an important contributor to mortality and morbidity, and particularly ..

A systematic review of antiandrogens and feminization in transgender women

Lachlan M Angus, Brendan J Nolan, Jeffrey D Zajac, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Endocrinology

Antiandrogens are frequently used with estradiol in transgender women seeking feminization. Antiandrogens act by various mechanism..

Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction and Livedo Reticularis: Rare Manifestations of Catecholamine Excess

Aviva S Frydman, Brendan J Nolan, Jeffrey D Zajac

Journal article  |  2020  |  The American Journal of Medicine

Approach to interpreting common laboratory pathology tests in transgender individuals.

Ada S Cheung, Hui Yin Lim, Teddy Cook, Sav Zwickl, Ariel Ginger, Cherie Chiang, Jeffrey D Zajac

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

CONTEXT: As the number of transgender (trans) people (including those who are binary and/or non-binary identified) seeking gender-..

Differing Effects of Zoledronic Acid on Bone Microarchitecture and Bone Mineral Density in Men Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Ada S Cheung, Rudolf Hoermann, Ali Ghasem-Zadeh, Alistair J Tinson, Vivian Ly, Stefan Milevski, Daryl Lim Joon, Jeffrey D Zajac, Ego Seeman, Mathis Grossmann

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) given to men with prostate cancer causes rapid and severe sex steroid deficiency leading to inc..