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Regimes<br />

Hormone regimes for transgender women (male to women,<br />

MTF)<br />

Anti-androgen<br />

Spironolactone = 100–200 mg/day (up to 400 mg)<br />

Cyproterone acetate 140 = 50–100mg/day<br />

GnRH agonists = 3.75 mg subcutaneous monthly<br />

Oral oestrogen<br />

Oral conjugated oestrogens = 2.5–7.5mg/day<br />

Oral 17-β-oestradiol = 2–6mg/day<br />

Parenteral oestrogen<br />

Estradiol valerate = 5–20mg i.m./2 weeks<br />

or cypionate = 2–10mg i.m./week<br />

Transdermal oestrogen<br />

Estradiol patch = 0.1–0.4mg/2X week (unknown, 2014h)<br />

Additional therapies, which may be helpful, include -<br />

cyproterone<br />

acetate<br />

Dianette<br />

spironolactone<br />

oral,<br />

tablets<br />

oral,<br />

tablets<br />

oral,<br />

tablets<br />

50–100mg<br />

daily<br />

1 tablet daily<br />

for 21 days; repeat<br />

after 7 gap<br />

days<br />

100–400mg<br />

daily<br />

it is much less satisfactory<br />

than goserelin<br />

contains cypoterone<br />

acetate<br />

and<br />

ethinylestradiol<br />

may be required for<br />

additional androgen<br />

receptor blockade<br />

– long-term use<br />

associated with liver<br />

dysfunction and<br />

possibly hepatoma<br />

risk (animal data)<br />

Progesterone is not usually indicated since no biologically significant<br />

progesterone receptor sites exist for biological males<br />

Medroxyprogesteroneoral,<br />

acetate<br />

tablets<br />

100mg<br />

daily<br />

twice<br />

140 Not available in the USA<br />

567<br />

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