IMPE Abstracts

Background: Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals are exposed to many factors which have the potential to affect their bone mineral density (BMD). Among these factors are eating habits, exercise, calcium and vitamin D intake. Moreover, as these individuals are children and adolescents, who have not accomplished peak bone mass (PBM) yet. This fact raises the question of whether TGD youth should have routine bone health assessment.<p class="abstex...

Background: Pituitary gigantism is a rare endocrine disease characterized by unusually tall stature due to growth hormone (GH) excess as a result of a GH-secreting pituitary tumor or hyperplasia, which occurs before epiphyseal closure. Treatment includes surgery, medical treatment and radiotherapy (RT),Objective: describe the clinical course of 9 patients with pituitary gigantism.Materials ...

Introduction: Transgender and gender–diverse (TGD) individuals do not fully identify with the gender assigned at birth. Argentina has approved in 2012 a pioneer gender identity law (N° 26.743) which depathologize this condition and guarantees access to medical care of TGD individuals. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of youth seeking gender-affirming medical interventions leading to the creation of multidisciplinar...