Permanent Hair Removal for Gender Minority Individuals
What are the unique indications for permanent hair removal in gender minorities?
For transgender women and other gender minority people seeking a more feminine and/or androgynous appearance, the use of feminizing hormone therapy (e.g. estrogen + finasteride/spironolactone) does not fully eliminate facial and body hair.1 Many transwomen indicate the face as the most important body part for gend …
What are the unique indications for permanent hair removal in gender minorities?
For transgender women and other gender minority people seeking a more feminine and/or androgynous appearance, the use of feminizing hormone therapy (e.g. estrogen + finasteride/spironolactone) does not fully eliminate facial and body hair.1 Many transwomen indicate the face as the most important body part for gend … Continue reading "Permanent Hair Removal for Gender Minority Individuals"
This 32-year-old man has two sisters each with melanoma, and his father died from metastatic pancreatic cancer. You suspect a germline mutation in which of the following genes?
A. BAP1
B. TERT
C. MITF
D. CDKN2A
E. PTCH
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What is the classic radiologic findings associated with this disorder?
A. Dural calcifications
B. Calcifications of the falx-cerebri
C. Tram-track calcifications of the temporal and occipital cortex
D. Osteopatha striata
E. Osteopoikilosis
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