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Myths and misunderstandings about testosterone

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:08:56 +0100

The use of testosterone is rising rapidly among Swedish men, and online the hormone is often sold as an elixir of masculinity. But much of what is written there is misleading and often based on pure myths and unnecessary treatment is not without risk.

Including gender differences in research and clinical practice saves lives

Thu, 29 May 2025 17:36:47 +0200

As a cardiologist and former head of the cardiac intensive care unit at Karolinska University Hospital, I have seen the serious consequences of ignoring gender differences in medical research and clinical practice. Some international leaders now want to stop research on sex and gender, which is not only a step backward but also a direct threat to patients' lives and health in our field.

Hormone therapy affects the metabolic health of transgender individuals

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:00:12 +0100

New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that long-term sex hormone treatment in transgender individuals can lead to significant changes in body composition and risk factors for cardiovascular disease, particularly in transgender men. The study is published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

Systematic review on outcomes of hormonal treatment in youths with gender dysphoria

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:33:32 +0200

In a Swedish systematic review published in Acta Paediatrica, researchers from Karolinska Institutet, University of Gothenburg, Umeå University, and the Swedish agency for health technology assessment and assessment of social services, mapped the current knowledge of hormonal treatment in youths <18 years with gender dysphoria.

Stefan Fors awarded grant from The Swedish Research Council

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:04:35 +0100

Changed team, same value

Tue, 15 Dec 2015 13:33:37 +0100

Gender, Health and Rights: How we innovated a Stanford’s MOOC in Sweden

Thu, 28 May 2015 09:57:38 +0200

If we think of a course that impacted our life, a class that truly changed our view of health connected with Human Rights, that class has been the Anne Firth Murray’s MOOC International Women’s Health and Human Rights. Now we took the course to run a seminar series for doctoral, medical and undergraduate students at Karolinska Institutet, all with a local Swedish focus.

Acute myocardial infarction & Appendicitis care costs more for men than for women

Wed, 27 May 2015 11:41:58 +0200