Transgender men who started testosterone within three months of seeking care reported better self-rated health than those who waited over a year — even after controlling for age, income, and mental health history. https://s.fitbodyscience.com/akxzyz
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Getting testosterone sooner may help transgender and gender-diverse people feel better about their health — but the study doesn’t prove it’s the treatment causing the change.
The study linked in the post wasn’t found to support or contradict this claim, so there’s no research available to confirm whether early testosterone access leads to better health feelings. That means while the idea sounds promising, we can’t say yet whether it’s backed by evidence. It’s possible the study exists but wasn’t identified in the search, or the claim was based on an interpretation that didn’t hold up under review.
We’d love to know if starting testosterone sooner helps people feel better, but right now, the research just isn’t there to say for sure.
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