There have been two academic reviews of musculoskeletal changes in transwomen suppressing testosterone.
Both conclude that loss of muscle mass and strength is small, and that strength advantage over females is retained.
Citations to follow.
Both conclude that loss of muscle mass and strength is small, and that strength advantage over females is retained.
Citations to follow.
The first review is Hilton and Lundberg, 2020, published in Sports Medicine.
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link.springer.com/article/10.100…
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link.springer.com/article/10.100…
The second review is Harper et al., 2021, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Both of these academic reviews are peer-reviewed and published in high-quality, high-impact sports medicine journals.
The conclusions are here.
Hilton and Lundberg (first screenshot)
Harper et al. (second screenshot)
Hilton and Lundberg (first screenshot)
Harper et al. (second screenshot)
I am the first author of Hilton and Lundberg, and I have spent a lot of time researching the fairness issues arising from inclusion of transwomen in female sports.
Joanna Harper is the first author of Harper et al. She is a transwomen athlete who focuses on inclusion.
Joanna Harper is the first author of Harper et al. She is a transwomen athlete who focuses on inclusion.
That scientists coming to the issue from two different angles reach the same conclusions about a given dataset should foster confidence in the scientific process and the conclusions reached by both groups.
Please make sure to use both citations when disseminating.
Please make sure to use both citations when disseminating.
Note: this citation has been updated to 2021, presumably to reflect appearance in print, rather than online access.
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