Table 1.
Plasma hormone levels before (MRI 1), after 1 month (MRI 2) and after 4 months (MRI 3) of testosterone treatment in FtMs and hormone-level fluctuations in FCs and MCs
| FC | FtM | MC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRI 1 | MRI 2 | MRI 3 | MRI 1 | MRI 2 | MRI 3 | MRI 1 | MRI 2 | MRI 3 | |
| T ng/ml | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 2.23 | 3.02 | 4.28 | 3.87 | 3.87 |
| 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.28* | 0.36 | 3.56** | 3.84** | 5.75 | 6.03 | 5.30 | |
| 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 5.36 | 4.92 | 6.65 | 7.16 | 7.44 | |
| Bioav T ng/ml | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.85 | 1.52 | 2.34 | 1.99 | 1.77 |
| 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 1.50** | 1.93** | 2.73 | 2.76 | 2.40 | |
| 0.15 | 0.15 | 1.00 | 0.17 | 2.17 | 2.22 | 2.88 | 3.36 | 3.31 | |
| FAI | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 5.37 | 10.50 | 13.41 | 12.50 | 11.62 |
| 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.57 | 9.29** | 12.79 **,# | 15.87 | 16.28 | 15.07 | |
| 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 1.01 | 16.36 | 16.15 | 18.76 | 18.05 | 18.00 | |
| E 2 pg/ml | 30.25 | 45.75 | 35.25 | 55.50 | 26.50 | 31.00 | 17.00 | 15.50 | 13.75 |
| 65.00 | 67.50 | 81.00 | 114.00 | 43.00 | 45.00 | 21.00 | 19.00 | 22.50 | |
| 240.25 | 245.50 | 128.25 | 145.00 | 112.50 | 104.00 | 27.50 | 34.00 | 30.75 | |
| SHBG | 36.88 | 30.50 | 36.73 | 42.70 | 27.95 | 25.40 | 27.28 | 27.65 | 31.03 |
| 56.40 | 50.20 | 62.10 | 66.10 | 37.20** | 30.90 **,# | 37.90 | 38.50 | 40.50 | |
| 103.55 | 90.60 | 104.28 | 83.80 | 50.95 | 38.65 | 46.80 | 49.70 | 47.13 | |
Depicted are percentiles 25, 50 (median), and 75
FAI free androgen index
Bold indicates 50 (median) percentile values
* Significant difference from MRI 1 at p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001
#Significant difference from MRI 2 at p < 0.05