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The effects of GAHT on Skeletal health in transgender women and men.
| Parameters | Effects of GAHT |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transgender Women | Transgender Men | ||
| BMD | Lumbar spine | ↑ | ↔︎ |
| Femoral neck | ↔ | ↔︎ | |
| TBS | ↑ | ↓^ | |
Abbreviation: GAHT, gender affirming hormone therapy; BMD, bone mineral density; TBS, trabecular bone score.
↑ denotes a significant increase.
↓ denotes a significant decrease.
↔︎ denotes no significant change.
^ TBS decreases but is still within normal range.
