Ada Cheung

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..

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 ..

Sexual Dimorphism in Innate Immunity: The Role of Sex Hormones and Epigenetics

Rebecca Shepherd, Ada S Cheung, Ken Pang, Richard Saffery, Boris Novakovic

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Sexual dimorphism refers to differences between biological sexes that extend beyond sexual characteristics. In humans, sexual dimo..

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 ..

Zoledronic acid does not affect insulin resistance in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy: a prespecified secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

Ada S Cheung, Rudolf Hoermann, Jasmine Zhu, Daryl Lim Joon, Jeffrey D Zajac, Mathis Grossmann

Journal article  |  2021  |  Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab

Background: Animal studies suggest that undercarboxylated osteocalcin may improve insulin sensitivity via its effect on testicular..