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Change lamotrigine dose in transgender women starting hormonal therapy?

Question from a Member: I have some transgender female patients on [hormonal therapy] containing estrogen. Does this also affect lamotrigine levels, and if so by how much? In another article on this website, we noted that oral contraceptives containing estrogen lower serum lamotrigine levels by about 40 to 60%. For more on this, please see…

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