Secondary SEX Characteristics
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Reproduction — Vander's Human Physiology▶ 23:51Besides being essential locally within the testes for spermitogenesis, it's responsible for inducing and maintaining the male accessory reproductive organs, seminal vesicles,…It drives the development of male secondary sex characteristics at puberty, deepening voice, beard growth, male pattern hair growth, and ironically later…It has significant anabolic effects, stimulating protein synthesis, especially in skeletal muscle, leading to increased muscle massCare of Transgender Patients — Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care▶ 22:08Hormone therapy is a massive part of thisThe goal is to suppress the natal secondary sex characteristics and promote the of characteristics aligned with the patient's gender identityIt's like a second pubertyReproductive & Genetic Disorders in Children — Davis Advantage for Pediatric Nursing: Critical Components of Nursing Care▶ 4:25It needs immediate evaluation stopIf a girl is 16 and has zero secondary sex characteristics or she has no monarch, you need a full endocrine workupBut the text does add an important layer of clinical nuance here regarding race and ethnicity