TRANSCENDENTAL ASPECTS OF GENDER

Gender aspects in kidney

Genetic Aspects of Gender Identity Development and Gender Dysphoria

B.P.C. Kreukels et al. (eds.), Gender Dysphoria and Disorders of Sex Development: Progress in Care and Knowledge, Focus on Sexuality Research, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-7441-8_2, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 Abstract The development of gender identity, its variance, and gender dysphoria is thought to be a complex process involving biological and psychosocial factors. Heritabilit...

Gender aspects in atrial volumetry

Methods We prospectively enrolled healthy 115 children and adolescents, mean age 12.4±4.1 years, range 4.4-20.3, with no acquired or congenital heart disease, no chronic illness or any competitive sports activities. Transversal routine 2D steady-state free-precession acquisition was used to cover the whole heart. We determined maximal and minimal volumes of both atria and calculated cyclic volu...

Neurobiological aspects of psychosis and gender.

In comparison to female schizophrenia patients male patients have more impaired premorbid functioning, earlier onset of disorder, more severe symptomatology, less favourable outcome, different structural brain abnormalities and cognitive deficits. It has been hypothesized that estrogen, with effects on both neurodevelopment and neurotransmission, could play a protective role in women with schiz...

Gender-specific aspects of cardiovascular disease.

When William Heberden gave his classic description of angina pectoris in 1768, he inadvertently described a gender-specific difference in heart disease when he noted the predominance of men with this condition. It is only in the last few decades that the medical profession has recognized that women are equally afflicted with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, albeit with some differences i...