Testosterone And Sports

[Shana A]

25 Mar 2009 08:00 pm
Testosterone And Sports
Andrew Sullivan

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/03/testosterone-an.html

A reader writes:

    Regarding your reply to the trans woman's dissent about Sports and Gender. Yes, actually surgery does matter. No testicles means no production of testosterone, and that in turn means that male-to-female transsexuals' upper body strength ends up decreasing to levels equivalent to that of those who were born female. Even just going on estrogen before surgery will cause significant loss of upper body strength. All of this is well documented in the medical literature and well known by both medical professionals who treat transsexuals (for example, see this PowerPoint) and by trans people themselves (who might just know a little more than you about the effects of hormones and surgery).