Established Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease Are Unrelated to Androgen-Induced Baldness in Female-to-Male Transsexuals

    January 2004 in “ Journal of Endocrinology ”
    Erik J. Giltay, Arno W. F. T. Toorians, A. R. Sarabdjitsingh … Louis Gooren
    Studysummary This study found no support for the idea that male-pattern baldness in female-to-male transsexuals indicates an increased risk of coronary heart disease through androgenic effects on classic risk factors.
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