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Brain and cognitive effects of long-term gender affirming hormone therapy in aging trans women

  • Grant Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Brain Canada-Women’s Brain Health Initiative Expansion Grants: Considering Sex and Gender

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $105,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $52,500

Project Overview

Trans women may take estradiol-based gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) into their old age. Yet, we know little about the long-term brain health effects of GAHT. We propose to further our understanding of the earliest causes and signs of cognitive and brain aging effects in women by exploring the effects…