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ey0019.6-13 | Gender Incongruence: Growth and fertility in transgender girls | ESPEYB19

6.13. Adolescent transgender females present impaired semen quality that is suitable for intracytoplasmic sperm injection even before initiating gender-affirming hormone treatment

H Amir , L Perl , S Barda , D Lantsberg , AS Becker , G Israeli , F Azem , A. Ad Amir H Oren , L Perl , S Barda , D Lantsberg , AS Becker , G Israeli , F Azem , A Oren

Reprod Sci. 2022 Jan;29(1):260-269. PMID: 33788173, doi: 10.1007/s43032-021-00561-y. Brief Summary: This study from Israel investigated semen samples from 26 transgender girls aged 14-18 years and notes a general reduction in semen quality parameters. Fertility counselling is mandatory in all transgender adolescents prior to considering hormone interventions, but in ...

ey0020.6-10 | New Concerns | ESPEYB20

6.10. Body composition in children and adolescents with non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia and the risk for components of metabolic syndrome: An observational study

A Ben Simon , A Brener , A Segev-Becker , M Yackobovitch-Gavan , A Uretzky , A Schachter Davidov , A Alaev , A Oren , O Eyal , N Weintrob , Y Lebenthal

Brief summary: This retrospective case-control observational study assessed body composition of children with non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NCCAH) using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). It showed that children with NCCAH have an imbalance between muscle and fat tissues compared with control subjects, which may place them at increased risk for early-onset cardiometabolic morbidity.Non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NCCAH) is ...

ey0019.14-15 | Genetics | ESPEYB19

14.15. Whole-genome risk prediction of common diseases in human preimplantation embryos

Kumar Akash , Im Kate , Banjevic Milena , Ng Pauline C , Tunstall Tate , Garcia Geronimo , Galhardo Luisa , Sun Jiayi , Schaedel Oren N , Levy Brynn , Hongo Donna , Kijacic Dusan , Kiehl Michelle , Tran Nam D , Klatsky Peter C , Rabinowitz Matthew

Nat Med. 2022 Mar;28(3):513–516. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01735-0. Epub 2022 Mar 21.Brief Summary: Currently, preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is used to avoid specific rare Mendelian disorders before in-vitro fertilization (IVF). However, evidence is limited on the potential use of a polygenic risk score (PRS) that combines thousands of genetic variants as a predictor fo...