Prof Ada Cheung (she/her)
@DrAdaCheungAU
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Endocrinologist 🩺 | Trans Health Research 🏳️⚧️Clinician Scientist @UnimelbMDHS | CoDI @TheEndoSociety🌳🌈
Melbourne, Australia
Joined March 2021
Research has the power 💪to improve the health of community👩⚕️
💡Steminist Spotlight: A Thread💡 In 2016 when Dr Ada Cheung discovered some doctors were refusing to see #transgender patients, she decided to do something about it.
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A world-first! 🏳️⚧️🧬Our new study, the first #transhealth original research in @NatureMedicine shows how gender-affirming hormones reshape the body’s proteins to align with gender identity. https://t.co/rz51h3TcqD
#GenderAffirmingCare #transgender #TransResearch @UniMelbMDHS
nature.com
Nature Medicine - Researchers analyzed 5,279 plasma proteins in 40 people undergoing feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy over 6 months, revealing significant changes in 299 proteins....
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🚨 Our latest study in JAMA Network Open shows gender affirming hormone therapy shifts heart injury marker #troponin towards affirmed gender. 🫀 Important implications for safe, accurate emergency care. https://t.co/EmadEkiCiT
#TransHealth #MedTwitter #Cardiology #TransResearch
jamanetwork.com
This case-control study examines high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I levels in transgender men and women over 12 months of gender affirming hormone theraoy compared with cisgender men and women
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These discoveries have important implications for #emergencymedicine, #ECG interpretation, and equitable #cardiac care. Science like this helps ensure trans people receive safe, evidence-based, gender-affirming healthcare. 💖 #TransHealth #GenderAffirmingCare #Cardiology
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Together, these studies show GAHT influences both heart muscle biology and electrical function — challenging old assumptions that sex hormones don’t affect the adult heart. #EndoTwitter #MedTwitter
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After 12 months of hormone therapy: 💗 Estrogen-based GAHT shifted troponin levels towards cis women’s ranges 💙 Testosterone-based GAHT shifted troponin towards cis men’s ranges This means affirmed gender reference ranges may be more accurate for interpreting troponin tests
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❤️🩹 Study 2 (2025): https://t.co/EmadEkja8r For the first time, we show that GAHT changes #cardiac #troponin I, a key marker used to detect heart damage. #electrophysiology
jamanetwork.com
This case-control study examines high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I levels in transgender men and women over 12 months of gender affirming hormone theraoy compared with cisgender men and women
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🫀 Study 1 (2024): We found GAHT affects the heart’s electrical system with shifts in QT interval (the time for the heart to contract & recharge). Findings: https://t.co/AKuV2NwRU1 ⚡️ Suggests that #oestrogen & #testosterone influence cardiac repolarisation — a biological effect
jamanetwork.com
This study uses a national registry study to characterize temporal trends in perioperative mortality in donors and risk factors associated with this event.
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New 🫀heart health evidence from our team at @UniMelbMDHS + @Austin_Health 🌈 Two @JAMANetworkOpen studies reveal how gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) can influence heart function and biomarkers in trans adults — reshaping how #cardiac tests should be interpreted. 🧵👇
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Gender-affirming hormone therapy changes the heart
medicalrepublic.com.au
New research finds an unexpected shift in heart biomarker to the affirmed gender, challenging long-held assumptions.
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🧠✨ New paper out! Our systematic review finds #trans people may be overrepresented in Functional Neurological Disorder #FND cases (3–45%). Importantly, gender affirmation was often linked with improved symptoms — not worse. Read more: https://t.co/vBaLcYtbP8
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✨ The first episodes drop 4 Sept – follow @transathletica.series on Instagram & TikTok to watch. Congratulations to the Snack Drawer team for bringing Lexi’s story to the world.
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In a climate where trans people are too often reduced to debate points, HOOPS tells a different story: women’s sport, resilience & belonging. I was proud to contribute, sharing context from our research on trans participation in sport.
bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives This study aimed to assess participation rates of transgender and gender diverse (trans) people in sport/fitness activities, compare mental health outcomes for trans people participating...
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What an unforgettable night! 🌈🏀 Honoured to attend the world premiere of HOOPS, a new docuseries following trans basketballer Lexi Rodgers as she searches for a team in the NBL1.
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📢 New study! 🏳️⚧️ In a randomized trial of #trans women starting #GAHT, we found no significant difference in fat distribution changes between #cyproterone and #spironolactone. 💡 Both support feminisation—choice can be guided by other factors. 🔗 https://t.co/DzJaCDjSIu
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🧬 New Research: How do sex hormones like oestrogen & testosterone affect immune function—and what does this mean for trans people on GAHT? 📉 Early data suggest impacts on inflammation, white cells & gene expression. 📣 More research needed! 🔗 https://t.co/21NACXae7n
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📢 New article out now! How often should prolactin be checked during GAHT? 🧪🏳️⚧️ 🔍 Mild rises common with cyproterone 💡 Routine checks not always needed 💬 Symptom-guided care = less stress + cost Read: https://t.co/hXUlWxEl3t
#transhealth #GAHT #transresearch
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New in Clinical Chemistry: how to interpret blood tests for #trans + #genderdiverse people 🏳️⚧️🧪 After 3+ months GAHT? Use affirmed gender reference ranges. Low-dose GAHT? Interpret with care. 📄 Read: https://t.co/uWCNoGnoGl
#transhealth #GAHT #transresearch #transgender
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Just launched: the first-ever Gender Euphoria Scale 🏳️⚧️✨ Made with @Swinburne + @MCRI_for_kids, it helps mental health care focus on trans joy – not just dysphoria. Read: https://t.co/KXUTjVX3g2 Paper: https://t.co/1LDSJft6rp
#transhealth #transjoy #gendereuphoria
tandfonline.com
Gender euphoria is a concept that arose from within the trans and gender diverse (hereafter trans) community to describe positive feelings associated with gender identity, expression, and affirmati...
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New 🏳️⚧️ publication: There is interest in use of bicalutamide as antiandrogen therapy for trans people treated with estradiol-based hormone therapy. We report our experience with bicalutamide: https://t.co/nUaApfxwpL
#transhealth #transresearch @DrAdaCheungAU
journals.sagepub.com
Background: There is interest in repurposing bicalutamide for gender-affirming hormone therapy, but little data regarding efficacy and safety in the transgender...
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This is a secondary analysis of our initial RCT showing testosterone improves gender dysphoria, suicidality and mental health.
jamanetwork.com
This randomized clinical trial examines the effects of immediate initiation of testosterone therapy on gender dysphoria among transgender or gender-diverse individuals seeking masculinization...
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