This is just an idea of what is out there in addition to the agents I addressed previously. Gelfoam Â® and Surgicel, work here very proximally in the intrinsic coagulation pathway via contact activation. Collagen also works via contact activation, but also activates platelets.
There are also nearly 700,000 transgender individuals in the US. An estimated 19 million Americans (8.2%) report that they have engaged in same-sex sexual behavior and nearly 25.6 million Americans (11%) acknowledge at least some same-sex sexual attraction. Click here for the full report.
The upper range estimates put the number of transgender persons on active duty at 7,000 and at 4,000 in the reserves, he said. Most importantly, allowing transgender persons to serve openly was a matter of fairness and living up to the American principles of equal treatment and opportunity under the law, Carter said.