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Wonder if this translates over to hormone replacement therapy in transgender people :\

• said 10y ago
  It's plausible that this would negatively impact transgender women, considering dementia is associated with lower testosterone levels in men. Please see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12708367 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12708367
  • stormbrew 10y ago
    Disclaimer: IANAD. That's not necessarily a relevant comparison since the goal of HRT in trans women is not simply to lower testosterone, but also to raise estrogen (and sometimes progesterone) to female levels. Trans women on HRT are not hormonally like cis men (including men on ADT), so extrapolating any effect of sex hormone from cis men to trans women is going to lead you astray.
• auganov 10y ago
  Well women are generally much likelier to get dementias. Close to 2x the risk (as compared to males) too I think. A quick google search shows there's studies suggesting giving women testosterone could help with dementia.
  • pervycreeper 10y ago
    That's a consequence of their increased empirical longevity.