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cross-hormone

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[krahs-hawr-mohn, kraws-] / ˈkrɑsˈhɔr moʊn, ˈkrɔs- /

adjective

  1. Medicine/Medical. relating to or being treatment involving the sex hormones that predominate in the sex not assigned to the patient at birth, typically as part of gender-affirming care.

noun

plural

cross-hormones

  1. Medicine/Medical. in gender-affirming care, a sex hormone administered to a person who was assigned at birth to the sex that does not normally produce it in high amounts.

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Judge Sir Andrew McFarlane said: "There must be very significant concern about the prospect of a young person such as J accessing cross-hormone treatment from any off-shore, online, unregulated private clinic."

From BBC • May 2, 2024

Savic said those connections seem to improve after the person receives cross-hormone treatment.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2017

Savic said those connections seem to improve after the person receives cross-hormone treatment.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2017

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