Eden Openly Editorial
Evidence Notes
Concise, evidence-led summaries of specific questions in transgender healthcare, clinical practice and health policy. Evidence Notes are designed to be read quickly while preserving nuance, uncertainty and source transparency.
What is an Evidence Note?
Evidence Notes are short editorial evidence briefs. Each note asks one defined question, summarises what the evidence says, grades the strength of that evidence honestly, identifies uncertainty, and explains what follows for practice.
- Five-minute summaries for clinicians, journalists, policymakers and interested readers.
- One clear question per note.
- Explicit distinction between evidence, inference and uncertainty.
- Linked to a full companion Evidence Review wherever available.
Evidence Notes and Evidence Reviews
Evidence Notes are the accessible summary.
Evidence Reviews provide the full supporting literature review, methodology, limitations and references.
Evidence Notes are not opinion pieces. They are short, transparent summaries of what can reasonably be concluded from the available evidence.
Published Evidence Notes
Our published Evidence Notes, with more to follow:
- EN-001
The First Five Minutes of Care - EN-002
Readiness, not diagnosis - EN-003
Chosen Names and Pronouns - EN-004
Healthcare Avoidance - EN-005
Feminising Hormone Therapy - EN-006
Skin Effects of Oestrogen in Transfeminine People - EN-007
Masculinising Hormone Therapy - EN-008
Hormone Monitoring & Target Ranges - EN-009
Anti-androgens Compared - EN-010
Why Skin Changes Vary on Feminising Therapy - EN-011
Finasteride and Feminising Hormone Therapy - EN-012
Breast Development Timelines on Feminising Therapy - EN-013
5α-reductase Inhibitors: Finasteride and Dutasteride in Feminising Therapy - EN-014
Puberty Suppression in Adolescents - EN-015
Masculinising and Feminising Hormones in Adolescents - EN-018
Venous Thromboembolism, Myocardial Infarction and Ischaemic Stroke in Feminising Hormone Therapy
Standard format
- What is the question?
- What does the evidence say?
- How strong is the evidence?
- Where are the uncertainties?
- What does this mean for practice?
Related publication types
- Evidence Reviews — full supporting literature reviews.
- Editorial Briefings — timely analysis of current issues.
- Clinical Reviews — long-form clinical analysis.
- Editorial Standards — the standards that guide our publishing.