Table 5.
Published Observational Changes in Laboratory Values for Transgender People on Hormone Therapy Irrespective of Phenotypic Response
| Transwomen | Transmen | |
|---|---|---|
| Increased | HDLa | Hematocrit |
| LDLa | Hemoglobin | |
| Total cholesterola | Red cell count | |
| Triglyceridesa | ALT | |
| AST | ||
| Creatinine | ||
| Total cholesterola | ||
| Triglyceridesa | ||
| HDLa | ||
| Decreased | Hematocrit | HDLa |
| Hemoglobin | ||
| ALT | ||
| AST | ||
| Creatinine | ||
| HDLa | ||
| LDLa | ||
| Total cholesterola | ||
| Triglyceridesa | ||
| No change | Total cholesterola | LDL |
| Triglyceridesa | HDLa | |
| Total cholesterola | ||
| Triglyceridesa |
Adapted from Goldstein et al.46
Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate amino-transferase; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
a
The literature shows contradictory data.