Transgendered Women's Health

There is no direct or consistent research suggesting trans gendered individuals have an athletic advantage at any stage of their transition. And therefore, competitive sports policies to place restrictions on transgendered people need to be con and potentially revised. H r t, which blocks testaskron a, increases estrogen, in trans women, leads to a marked decrease in muscle mass and increase in weight. This saps your body's ability to carry oxygen from the heart and lungs to your muscles. Is referred to as your v o two levels. So when transition, transwoman loses much of her muscular advantage, puts on weight and loses the ability to fuel her muscles with oxygen to the degree her previous body could.