Alterations in Lipids and Adipocyte Hormones in Female-to-Male Transsexuals

Testosterone therapy in men and women results in decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) and increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL). We sought to determine whether testosterone therapy has this same effect on lipid parameters and adipocyte hormones in female-to-male (FTM)...

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Main Authors: Prakash Chandra, Sukhdeep S. Basra, Tai C. Chen, Vin Tangpricha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/945053