Ada Cheung

Short-Term Effects of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Dysphoria and Quality of Life in Transgender Individuals: A Prospective Controlled Study

Lucas Foster Skewis, Ingrid Bretherton, Shalem Y Leemaqz, Jeffrey D Zajac, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Background: Gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), whilst considered the standard of care in clinical guidelines for the treatme..

Hormone therapy in transgender adults – guidelines in practice for pathologists

Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pathology

Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: A Potential Option For Non-Binary Gender-Affirming Hormonal Care?

Jane Y Xu, Michele A O'Connell, Lauren Notini, Ada S Cheung, Sav Zwickl, Ken C Pang

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Gender dysphoria describes the distress associated with having a gender identity that differs from one's birth-assigned sex. To re..

Refractory hypercalcaemia associated with disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans infection

Jasmine Jiang Zhu, William J Naughton, Kim Hay Be, Nicholas Ensor, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES AND METABOLISM CASE REPORTS

Summary: Hypercalcaemia is a very common endocrine condition, yet severe hypercalcaemia as a result of fungal infection is rarely ..

Relationship Between Serum Estradiol Concentrations and Clinical Outcomes in Transgender Individuals Undergoing Feminizing Hormone Therapy: A Narrative Review

Brendan J Nolan, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  TRANSGENDER HEALTH

Transgender, including gender diverse and nonbinary, individuals are treated with estradiol with or without antiandrogen to align ..

Prevalence of polycythaemia with different formulations of testosterone therapy in transmasculine individuals

Brendan J Nolan, Shalem Y Leemaqz, Olivia Ooi, Pauline Cundill, Nicholas Silberstein, Peter Locke, Mathis Grossmann, Jeffrey D Zajac, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Masculinising hormone therapy with testosterone is used to align an individual's physical characteristics with his or ..

Changes in white adipose tissue gene expression in a randomized control trial of dieting obese men with lowered serum testosterone alone or in combination with testosterone treatment

Mathis Grossmann, Mark Ng Tang Fui, Tian Nie, Rudolf Hoermann, Michele V Clarke, Ada S Cheung, Jeffrey D Zajac, Rachel A Davey

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENDOCRINE

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine early weight loss-associated changes in subcutaneous abdominal white adipose tissu..

Efficacy of Micronized Progesterone for Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial Data

Brendan J Nolan, Bonnie Liang, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

CONTEXT: Preclinical data has shown progesterone metabolites improve sleep parameters through positive allosteric modulation of th..

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  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

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

The impact of the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Australian trans community

Sav Zwickl, Lachlan M Angus, Alex Wong Fang Qi, Ariel Ginger, Kalen Eshin, Teddy Cook, Shalem Y Leemaqz, Eden Dowers, Jeffrey D Zajac, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSGENDER HEALTH

Background: Trans and gender diverse individuals (people who identify with a gender different to what was presumed for them at bir..