ea0032p190 | Cardiovascular Endocrinology & Lipid Metabolism | ECE2013
Becerra Antonio
, Menacho Miriam
, Perez-Lopez Gilberto
, Villar Rosa
, Del Rey Jose Manuel
, Asenjo Nuria
, Lucio Maria Jesus
, Rodriguez-Molina Jose Miguel
, Llopis Jose Luis
Introduction: Different studies have published that testosterone therapy in men and women results in decreased HDL cholesterol and increased LDL cholesterol, and therefore an increased cardiovascular risk.Aims: To determine whether testosterone therapy has this effect on lipid parameters and markers of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) in female-to-male transsexuals (FMT).Material and methods: We studied 50 FMT, aged 27.8±7.6 years,...