In This Case: Sex and Gender Differences in Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures Author: Sigrid Young Co-Editor: Dr. Rebecca Baron Case Overview (*Case created as an illustrative example) Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are paroxysmal events that resemble epileptic seizures but are not associated with changes in cortical activity. The etiology of PNES is not well understood, and […]
Case Study, PNES, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, Sex and Gender MedicineIn This Case: A Transgender Male’s Decision to Conceive Author: Jon Spiegel Co-Editor: Dr. Rebecca Barron This is a fictional case study meant to represent the medical need of an underserved and often slighted population of patients. Case Overview H.G. is a transgender man wishing to have a child after 36 months on masculinizing hormone […]
Case Study, pregnancy, Sex and Gender Medicine, transgender medicineIn This Case: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Author: Janice Werbinski, MD, FACOG Case Overview: POTS is a little known condition affecting the autonomic nervous system, and 80-85% of those affected are female, with usual onset at puberty. Presenting Complaint: LM is a 17-year old adolescent female in Pennsylvania whose parents sought medical care at […]
Case Study, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, Sex and Gender MedicineIn This Case: Panic Disorder and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Women Author: Kaitlyn McLeod Co-Editor: Dr. Rebecca Barron Analogous symptoms in panic disorder and cardiac arrhythmias can lead to diagnostic uncertainty for clinicians and hesitation to seek care for patients. Given that the prevalence of panic disorder is higher in women than men, women are poised […]
Cardiac arrhythmias, Case Study, panic disorder, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, PTSD, Sex and Gender Medicine, supraventricular tachycardia