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Belgian Endocrine Society 2018

BES 2018

No correlation between serum testosterone levels and aggression or anger intensity in transgender people: results from five European Centres

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No correlation between serum testosterone levels and aggression or anger intensity in transgender people: Results from five European Centres

Defreyne J , Arcelus J , Bouman W , Brewin N , Elaut E , Kreukels B , Heylens G , Den Heijer M , T'Sjoen G

Aim: Anger is a state of emotions ranging from irritation to intense rage. Aggression is the externalization of anger through destructive/punitive behaviour. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care, Edition 7 (SOC7) guidelines warn about aggression in transgender men (TM) on testosterone treatment. We aimed to assess whether aggression and anger intensity increase in TM and decrease in transgender women (TW) after initiation of gende...