Evaluating the Impact of Gender-Affirming Treatments on Pulmonary Function in Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) Patients
Mayo Clinic
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate whether undergoing gender affirming care will impact the way the lungs function.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 14+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects speaking any language will be offered participation. * Subjects capable of providing informed consent to the study. For those subjects younger than 18 years old who agree to participate in the study, informed consent will be obtained from patient's parents/guardian. * Subjects capable of performing pulmonary function test (PFT) maneuvers, as per pulmonary function test laboratory protocol. * Patients will be enrolled through the Mayo Clinic Rochester Transgender and Intersex * Specialty Care Clinic (TISCC), once patient has decided to undergo hormonal gender-aff…
Interventions
- Diagnostic TestSpirometry
Pulmonary function test to measure lung function
- Diagnostic TestPlethysmography
Pulmonary function test to measure lung volume
Location
- Mayo Clinic RochesterRochester, Minnesota