Association between serum testosterone and measures of cardiovascular health among transgender individuals using gender-affirming testosterone therapy: a cross-sectional study
In healthy transgender individuals, serum testosterone concentrations may not be associated with measures of cardiovascular health. However, these results need to be interpreted with caution given the limited sample size.
Authors
- Sofia B. Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3000-2229)
- Badal S B Pattar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7711-1591)
- Dina N. Greene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6966-9904)
- Chantal L. Rytz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5174-6708)
- Darlene Y. Sola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7001-5035)
- A.J. Lowik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8589-7774)
- Lindsay Peace
- Cameron T. Whitley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5345-1281)
- Keila Turino Miranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3645-1482)
- Amelia M. Newbert
- Paul E. Ronksley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-7561)
- Nathalie Saad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7188-1616)
- Sandra M. Dumanski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1165-6200)
- Tyrone G. Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1068-8673)
Institutions
- University of Lethbridge (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Washington (US)
- McGill University (CA)
- Western Washington University (US)
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biology of Sex Differences
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-025-00726-3
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Calgary
- University of Alberta
- Kidney Foundation of Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research