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In Transgender Youth, Obesity Impacts Effects of Sex Steroids on HDL-C

  • Medscape (Reuter’s Health)
  • New York, NY
  • (February 25, 2021)

In transgender and gender-diverse young people receiving sex steroids, obesity exacerbates the decrease in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and attenuates the benefits of estradiol, researchers say.

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