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Prior to gender affirming surgery, do you hold estrogen (or convert to transdermal) to minimize postoperative VTE risk?

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Hematology · BIDMC
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I'd divide this into 2 sub-questions: what to do in a patient who has a history of thrombosis, and what to do in a patient without a history of thrombosis.

In a patient with prior thrombosis, I would generally have them on indefinite anticoagulation alongside ongoing estrogen use. We know that trans...

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