Table 4.
Interpreting selected lab tests in transgender women using feminizing hormone therapy
Lab measure | Lower limit of normal | Upper limit of normal |
---|---|---|
Creatinine | Not defined | Male value |
Hemoglobin/Hematocrit | Female value | Male value |
Adapted from UCSF Transgender Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco. Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People; 2nd edition. Overview of feminizing hormone therapy. Deutsch MB, ed. June 2016. Available at transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines; with permission.