A5068345549- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Stoma care and complications
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Male Breast Health Studies
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
Medical University of Graz
2017-2021
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
2017
Objectives: Bipolar disorder (BD) is often accompanied by medical comorbidities, which affect illness course and prognosis. Adipokines may not only be involved in the aetiopathogenetic mechanisms of these comorbidities; there might an association between adipokines neuropsychiatric core features BD such as mood disturbances cognitive deficits.Methods: In this investigation, fasting blood samples from 120 individuals with (75 euthymic 45 mild depressive symptoms) 68 control subjects were...
Objectives: An important aspect of bipolar disorder (BD) research is the identification biomarkers pertaining to somatic health state. The branched-chain essential amino acids (BCAAs), viz valine, leucine and isoleucine, have been proposed as an individual's state, given their influence on protein synthesis gluconeogenesis inhibition.Methods: BCAA levels 141 euthymic/subsyndromal individuals with BD matched healthy controls (HC) were analysed by high-pressure lipid chromatography correlated...
There are few data on complications with gender affirming surgery. The aim of this study was to assess peri- and postoperative laparoscopic hysterectomy mastectomy performed in a single sitting transgender men. Assessment intra- series 65 men (mean age 27, range 18-47) undergoing concomitant salpingo-oophorectomy. Mean operating time 292 ± 47 min. Thirty-four (52%) patients experienced complications: 28 (41%) DINDO grade I, 0 2, 6 (11%) III. six 3 consisted 5 hematomas requiring evacuation...
Colpectomy is a frequent part of gender-affirming surgery in transgender men. Urologic complications with these procedures can complicate and delay further management. Aim: We reviewed the rate postoperative voiding dysfunction after colpectomy urethral lengthening men.We 47 men (age, 19-50 years) who underwent lengthening. Thirty-eight patients (81%) had undergone hysterectomy (36 total, 2 subtotal/supracervical) previously 11 (23%) concomitant or removal residual cervix (4 abdominal, 6...
Introduction There are few data on complications with gender-affirming surgery. The aim of this study was to assess peri- and postoperative laparoscopic hysterectomy mastectomy performed in a single sitting transgender men.