Cross-sex pattern of bone mineral density in early onset gender identity disorder |
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Authors: | Haraldsen I R Haug E Falch J Egeland T Opjordsmoen S |
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Institution: | Department of Neuropsychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Oslo, The National Hospital, 0027 Oslo, Norway. i.h.haraldsen@psykiatri.uio.no |
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Abstract: | Hormonally controlled differences in bone mineral density (BMD) between males and females are well studied. The effects of cross-sex hormones on bone metabolism in patients with early onset gender identity disorder (EO-GID), however, are unclear. We examined BMD, total body fat (TBF) and total lean body mass (TLBM) in patients prior to initiation of sex hormone treatment and during treatment at months 3 and 12. The study included 33 EO-GID patients who were approved for sex reassignment and a control group of 122 healthy Norwegians (males, n=77; females, n=45). Male patients (n=12) received an oral dose of 50 mug ethinylestradiol daily for the first 3 months and 100 mug daily thereafter. Female patients (n=21) received 250 mg testosterone enantate intramuscularly every third week. BMD, TBF and TLBM were estimated using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). In male patients, the DXA measurements except TBF were significantly lower compared to their same-sex control group at baseline and did not change during treatment. In female patients, the DXA measurements were slightly higher than in same-sex controls at baseline and also remained unchanged during treatment. In conclusion, this study reports that body composition and bone density of EO-GID patients show less pronounced sex differences compared to controls and that bone density was unaffected by cross-sex hormone treatment. |
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Keywords: | Gender identity disorder Bone metabolism BMD Estrogen receptors Estrogen Testosterone Gonadotropin |
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