Tag: Pressures

Teens Do Not “Become” Transgender Because of Social Media or Peer Pressure

I’d worked with trans clients for years — starting with my first, who was 16 at the time and living as female — when I began seeing more pre-teens and teens who were questioning whether they were trans, nonbinary, pan-sexual, or bisexual. Some of them weren’t sure of the diff...

Controlling blood pressure

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, which is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. While drugs are available to control blood pressure, male and female patients can respond differently to treatment. However, the biological mechanisms behind this sex difference are n...