Table 5.
Changes in Gonadotropin and Sex Steroid Levels by Tanner Stage and Implant Type
| Tanner 2 |
Tanner 3 |
Z | U | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) n=47 | Median (range) n=14 | ||||
| LH (mIU/mL), T0 | 0.55 (0.02–7.43) | 2.47 (0.2–8.2) | −4.29 | 94.5 | <0.001 |
| LH (mIU/mL), T1 | 0.2 (0.02–0.94) | 0.2 (0.06–1.29) | −0.071 | 363 | 0.943 |
| FSH (mIU/mL), T0 | 2 (0.66–7.58) | 4.18 (1.3–9.2) | −3.28 | 160.5 | <0.001 |
| FSH (mIU/mL), T1 | 0.5 (0.08–1.8) | 0.79 (0.23–3.05) | −2.79 | 178 | 0.006 |
| Transfeminine | Tanner 2 | Tanner 3 | Z | U | p |
| Median (range) n=27 | Median (range) n=5 | ||||
| Testosterone (ng/dL), T0 | 19 (3–166.1) | 166 (28–365) | −2.62 | 17 | 0.006 |
| Testosterone (ng/dL), T1 | 7 (3–23) | 11 (7–28) | −2.22 | 25 | 0.026 |
| Transmasculine | Tanner 2 | Tanner 3 | Z | U | p |
| Median (range) | Median (range) | ||||
| Estradiol (pg/mL), T0 | 8.5 (2–69) n=23 | 35.5 (6–90) n=9 | −3.04 | 31 | 0.002 |
| Estradiol (pg/mL), T1 | 2 (1–9) n=22 | 4 (2–7) n=8 | −2.743 | 37.5 | 0.016 |
Mann–Whitney tests.