Publicaties
Changes in depression symptom profile with gender-affirming hormone use in transgender persons Universiteit Gent
Background: Women show higher prevalence of depression and different symptomatology than men, possibly influenced by sex hormones. Many transgender persons, who face a high risk of depression, use Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT), but the impact of GAHT on depressive symptom profiles is unknown. Methods: This study examined depressive symptoms in transgender persons before GAHT and after 3- and 12 months of GAHT. We used the Inventory of ...
Daily sexual behavior, sexual esteem, and body image in transgender and cisgender individuals Universiteit Gent
Multiple surveys have suggested that transgender individuals show lower sexual well-being than cisgender individuals. Most studies, however, are limited in terms of ecological validity and memory bias and cross-sectional in nature. These issues are less prevalent in diary studies monitoring responses over time at home. For three weeks, 47 transgender (M age = 29.00, SD = 11.62) and 52 cisgender individuals (M age = 32.90, SD = 11.44) reported ...
Short-term acoustic effects of speech therapy in transgender women : a randomized controlled trial Universiteit Gent
Gender minority stress in transgender people : a major role for social network Universiteit Gent
Background Gender minority individuals, on average, experience higher rates of mental health problems. Mounting work suggests that gender minority stress (GMS) contributes to mental health outcomes in transgender/gender-nonconforming individuals. Aim We assessed whether GMS decreased in transgender people after initiating gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), and we identified social predictors and hormonal associations for GMS at 2 time ...
Testosterone administration affects 1H-MRS metabolite spectra in transgender men Universiteit Gent
Background: Recently, a variety of studies using different neuroimaging techniques attempted to identify the existence of a brain endophenotype in people with gender dysphoria (GD). However, despite mounting neuro-imaging work, brain gender differences and effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) at the metabolite level remain understudied. Methods: Thirty-one transgender men (TM) before and after testosterone administration (7.7 ...
Long-term cardiometabolic morbidity in young adults with classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency congenital adrenal hyperplasia Universiteit Gent
PurposeTo study the current practice for assessing comorbidity in adults with 21-hydroxylase CAH and to assess the prevalence of comorbidity in these adults.MethodsA structured questionnaire was sent to 46 expert centres managing adults with CAH. Information collected included current therapy and surveillance practice with a particular focus on osteoporosis/osteopaenia, hyperlipidaemia, type 2 diabetes/hyperinsulinaemia, hypertension, CV ...
Sex hormones, insomnia, and sleep quality : subjective sleep in the first year of hormone use in transgender persons Universiteit Gent
Study objectives: Transgender persons can use gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) to align their physical appearance with their identified gender. Many transgender persons report poor sleep, but the effects of GAHT on sleep are unknown. This study examined the effects of a 12 months of GAHT use on self-reported sleep quality and insomnia severity.Methods: A sample of 262 transgender men (assigned female at birth, started masculinizing ...
Intonation parameters in gender diverse people Universiteit Gent
Background Although intonation is often addressed in speech training for gender diverse individuals, the relationship between intonation and gender perception remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to collect speech samples from cisgender (cis), transgender (trans) and non-binary people and to examine differences in intonation parameters. In addition, the relationship between acoustic intonation parameters and femininity/masculinity ...
Acoustic effects of intonation training in trans and gender diverse people Universiteit Gent
Background One of the greatest challenges of gender affirmation for some trans and gender diverse (TGD) people is that one or more of their voice, speech and communication are not congruent with their gender identity or the way they want to present themselves to other people. Speech training is often an intervention of choice to develop a more gender congruent communication and frequently focuses on those aspects which are the most salient in ...