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For transgender females taking estrogen therapy, what is the approach to assessing the need for breast cancer screening with mammography?

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Family Medicine · Ohio State University
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Breast tissue grown with the use of hormone therapy in trans women is histologically the same as the breast tissue of cisgender women. For a trans woman of average risk, it is recommended to start screening with an annual mammogram 5 years after beginning hormone therapy, at age 40. There is not muc...

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