Publications by authors named "Kadija Rahal Chrisostomo"
Objectives: Transgender individuals submitted to hormone or surgical treatment may have alterations in their bone metabolism as these elements are important players in bone remodeling. We aimed to study bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition in transwomen undergoing cross-sex hormonal treatment (CSHT) from Brazil for over 3 years, comparing them with female and male controls.
Methods: 93 individuals (31 transwomen, 31 females and 31 males paired for age and body mass index) were studied for bone mass, and body composition by densitometry (by DXA).
Background: Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic enteropathy in response to ingestion of gluten. CD was associated with gynecological disorders.
Objective: In this retrospective study, we aimed to investigate the age of menarche, age of menopause, number of pregnancies and abortions in Brazilian celiac patients.
Background: Clinical presentation of celiac disease (CD) in terms of gender have demonstrated differences between symptoms among women and men. This study evaluated the differences in the clinical presentation of CD among Brazilian men and women at the time of diagnosis.
Material And Methods: We investigated data on symptoms and clinical signs of 240 patients (80 [33.