Transgender adults ‘vulnerable to premature death’
Researchers have tracked morbidity and mortality trends across 50 years of gender-affirming hormonal therapy
Transgender men and women have double the risk of premature death compared with adults in the general population, a major study shows.
The retrospective analysis of data from 4600 transgender patients in the Netherlands, spanning nearly 50 years, suggests premature mortality is particularly high among transgender women, researchers say.
