A liver transplant physician who found "alarming rates of liver disease" among trans individuals urges clinicians and the LGBTQ community to look for signs of cirrhosis and alcohol misuse.
From another article: “Researchers also studied the five-year outcomes among all transgender and cisgender patients with cirrhosis. Interestingly, despite the differences in the two groups, the number of possible negative outcomes of cirrhosis – liver failure, liver transplant and liver cancer, as well as death, by any cause – was the same.”
I’m guessing that since most trans people are regular patients to some degree, they are more likely to take early preventative measures.
From another article:
“Researchers also studied the five-year outcomes among all transgender and cisgender patients with cirrhosis. Interestingly, despite the differences in the two groups, the number of possible negative outcomes of cirrhosis – liver failure, liver transplant and liver cancer, as well as death, by any cause – was the same.”
I’m guessing that since most trans people are regular patients to some degree, they are more likely to take early preventative measures.