Medical Contraindications
Several contraindications to androgen therapy exist. An absolute medical contraindication is pregnancy.
Relative medical contraindications are:
- Androgen-sensitive epilepsy
- Migraines
- Sleep apnea
- Polycythemia (elevated red blood cell count)
- Cardiac failure, renal failure, or severe hypertension susceptible to salt retention and fluid overload
- Significant liver disease
- Coronary artery disease or risk factors for this condition
- History of uterine cancer
- Bleeding disorders (for injected testosterone)
- Significant history of violent behavior
- History of breast cancer (testosterone has antiproliferative effects on most but not all breast cancers)
Read more about this topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy (female-to-male)
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