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Transgender women above the age of 50 have a similar fracture risk to post-menopausal women — higher than that of age-matched cis men. In both cases, trans women's fracture patterns follow that of cis women, suffering long-term stress fractures concentrated in the hip, spine, and arms, typical of chronic low bone mineral density, rather than ...
Conversely, “with too much testosterone, women often have acne, too much hair on the body, hair loss on the head, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, skipped cycles, or problems ...
When prescribed by a doctor and carefully monitored, testosterone is relatively safe for women and side effects are rare, experts said. When men start testosterone therapy, it is typically given ...
Testosterone is an essential hormone for both men and women, playing an important role in muscle growth and cognitive function. Low levels of the hormone can lead to changes in mood, cognition and ...
Target ranges for hormone levels in hormone therapy for transgender women; Source Place Estradiol, total Testosterone, total Refs Endocrine Society: United States: 100–200 pg/mL <50 ng/dL [1] World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) United States
Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), also called hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or transgender hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy in which sex hormones and other hormonal medications are administered to transgender or gender nonconforming individuals for the purpose of more closely aligning their secondary sexual characteristics with their gender identity.
[50] Low-dose transdermal testosterone patches in women have been found to result in testosterone levels of 64 ng/dL with 150 μg/day and 102 ng/dL with 300 μg/day. [41] When testosterone is used transdermally in women or trans men, hair growth at the application sites can happen. [61]
‘Testosterone might not be the right treatment option for every woman, but women are, at present, being denied the basic opportunity to discuss it with a healthcare professional,’ says Dr Newson.