title: Does the prostate really need androgens to grow? Transurethral resection of the prostate in a male-to-female transsexual 25 years after sex-changing operation.
abstract: We present the case of a male-to-female transsexual presenting with obstructive voiding symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia 25 years after sex-changing operation and under continuous estrogen therapy.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. roberto.casella@szb-chb.ch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bubendorf
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bachmann
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Gasser
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sulser
mesh_terms: D000728:Androgens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D014189:Transsexualism
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen