The Claim
In transgender women runners, changes in training volume are positively correlated with changes in age-graded performance scores (r = 0.719, p = 0.008), indicating that increases in training may reduce performance declines following gender-affirming hormone therapy.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
For transgender women runners, boosting their training might help maintain their running performance after starting hormone therapy.
See the scientific wording
Changes in training volume are positively associated with changes in age-graded performance scores in transgender women runners (r = 0.719, p = 0.008), suggesting that increased training may mitigate performance losses following gender-affirming hormone therapy.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that transgender women runners who trained more after starting hormone therapy kept more of their performance ability, which supports the idea that training helps reduce performance loss.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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