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Compromised endothelial function in transgender men taking testosterone.

Barbara I GulanskiClare A FlanneryPatricia R PeterCheryl A LeoneNina S Stachenfeld
Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2019)
We have shown for the first time that in TGM the androgen-dominant hormonal milieu was associated with impaired endothelial function. Endothelial dysfunction precedes clinically detectable atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries, so is an important marker for clinical cardiovascular risk. Therefore, attention to cardiovascular risk factors should be integral to the care of transgender men.
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