Studies Show Alarming Trend in Heart Disease for People Using Transgender Hormones

Two recent studies show a connection between cross-sex hormone use and cardiovascular ailments, including stroke and heart attack.

A bottle of testosterone used for transgender patients. Courtesy of Daisy Strongin

A new Danish study reinforces medical evidence that transgender people taking cross-sex hormones dramatically increases their chances of developing heart disease.

Published in the European Journal of Endocrinology in August, the study included 2,671 transgender people in their early to mid-20s who took cross-sex hormones in Denmark.