Systematic review from Joanna Harper on muscular changes in transwomen.
‘These findings suggest that strength may be well preserved in transwomen during the first 3 years of hormone
Her conclusions mirror those of a recent review by me and Tommy Lundberg @tlexercise
‘These longitudinal data comprise a clear pattern of very modest to negligible changes in muscle mass and strength in transgender women suppressing testosterone for at least 12 months.’
Link to our review
I am biting my tongue to prevent me bitterly reflecting on the years of abuse I have received for disseminating this data.
Pictures of kittens welcome.
I will say this:
When two groups of scientists that have been cast on ‘opposing sides’ of an issue reach the same conclusions about a dataset, perhaps we might be able to accept what that dataset shows and move forward with solutions.
