Hormone therapy and Heart Health Study.

Summary

Are you taking birth control, hormone replacement therapy, gender affirming therapy or testosterone? We want to look at how these hormones affect heart and kidney health.

Eligibility

Currently recruiting participants: Yes

Eligible gender: Transgender, Other, Male, Female

Eligible ages: 18 to 80

Accepts healthy participants: Yes

Inclusion criteria:

Healthy adult men, women (cisgender - gender identity that aligns with sex at birth) and transgender (gender identity that does not align with sex at birth) who are on oral, non-oral or no hormone therapy. We are also recruiting women who are on post menopausal hormone replacement therapy.

Exclusion criteria:

People who have cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, diabetes, smoker, previous history of preeclampsia, anabolic steroids, cortical steroids, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications are not eligible to participate.

Participate

Fill out the following form if you want to participate in this research

Method of contact

Collection of personal information
Your personal information is collected under the authority of section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. If you have any questions about the collection or use of this information, please visit our Access to Information page.

Additional information

Contact information

dsola@ucalgary.ca 403-210-7434

Principal investigator:

Sofia Ahmed

Clinical trial:

Yes

REB-ID:

REB19-0460