Objectives Gender identity disorder is defined as a strong and persistent cross-gender
identification that is associated with a remarkable uneasiness of living in an incongruent …

Objective To investigate the effects of a moderate increase in serum testosterone on
physical performance in young, physically active, healthy women. Methods A double blind …

Testosterone is the main hormonal agent used for cross‐sex hormone therapy in female‐to‐
male transgender persons. Our aim was to systematically review the literature concerning …

Objective Cross-sex hormonal therapy (CHT) in trans persons affects their total body fat and
total lean body mass. However, it is unknown how separate body regions are affected and …

Introduction Excess visceral fat increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular
disease and is influenced by sex hormones. Our aim was to investigate changes in visceral …

Objective Cross‐sex hormone therapy (CSHT) has been associated with changes in bone
and lean/fat mass. This study assessed bone mineral density (BMD), appendicular lean …

Objective: Transgender patients may seek hormone therapy to induce physical changes to
simulate their expressed or experienced gender. However, many providers are …

Background: Physical activity has been found to alleviate mental health problems and could
be beneficial for at-risk populations, such as transgender people. This study had 3 aims …

Context Breast development is a key feature of feminization and therefore important to
transwomen (male-to-female transgender persons). It is not exactly known when breast …

OBJECTIVE: Cross-sex hormonal therapy and sex reassignment surgery (including
gonadectomy) in transsexual persons has an impact on body composition and bone mass …