Long-term use of attenuated androgens may increase health risks

Long-term use of attenuated androgens — male hormones used as a preventive treatment — may increase the risk for other disorders in hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE), a retrospective analysis suggests. Disorders linked with their use included high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and benign liver tumors. “The results…

Guidelines Needed for Stopping Attenuated Androgens: Study

Strategies to manage discontinuing attenuated androgens — male hormones frequently used as a preventive treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE) — can be very diverse, and the most common withdrawal challenge is an increase in HAE attacks, a recent case series reported. Its authors, some of which are leading European…