A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial on the Effects of Testosterone Undecanoate Plus Dutasteride or Placebo on Muscle Strength, Body Composition, and Metabolic Profile in Transmen

    January 2021 in “ The Journal of Sexual Medicine ”
    Giulia Gava, Francesca Armillotta, Paolo Pillastrini … Maria Cristina Meriggiola
    Studysummary This study demonstrated that testosterone treatment increases muscle strength and alters body composition in transmen, and the addition of dutasteride does not impair these anabolic effects.
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