ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2019
Early Effects of Testosterone Initiation on Body Mass Index in Transmasculine Adolescents.
Article in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Therapeutic Issues Associated with Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in Transgender Individuals: A Systematic Review Relevant to Community Pharmacy Practice.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Psychological and Physical Health Outcomes Associated with Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: A Critical Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Metabolic Features of Assigned Female at Birth Transgender People on Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: A Meta-analysis.Transgender health · 2024Review
- Testosterone supplementation and stroke in young adults: a review of the literature.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Multicenter Analysis of Cardiometabolic-related Diagnoses in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: A PEDSnet Study.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Article
- Cardiometabolic Parameters Among Transgender Adolescent Males on Testosterone Therapy and Body Mass Index-Matched Cisgender Females.Transgender health · 2021Article
- Effects of gender affirming hormone therapy on body mass index in transgender individuals: A longitudinal cohort study.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeIncreasing numbers of transgender youth are receiving hormone therapy in accordance with national and international guidelines. This study sought to determine the effect of testosterone on body mass index (BMI) z-score in transmasculine adolescents at 6 and 12 months after initiation.
methodsA retrospective chart review collected anthropomorphic data on transmasculine adolescents, aged 13 to 19 years, before and during testosterone use. These measurements were used to create a linear mixed model to explore the change in BMI z-score after initiating testosterone.
resultsThe increase in BMI z-score in transmasculine adolescents was significantly higher after six months of testosterone use, but there was no significant change between baseline and 12 months.
conclusionsAdditional study is needed to understand the full short- and long-term impact of testosterone use on BMI z-score in transmasculine adolescents to provide appropriate informed consent and develop interventions to improve health outcomes.
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