ANAHEIM, Calif. — Transgender women who undergo a gender-affirming orchiectomy may have an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events post-procedure, according to a speaker.
“Orchiectomy may increase the risk of CV events in transgender females,” Thomas Masterson III, MD, assistant professor of urology at the University of Miami Desai Sethi Urology Institute, told
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