New Research Validates Deeper Impacts of Gender-Affirming Care
New research indicating that gender-affirming hormone therapy impacts not just the body but also the heart's electrical rhythm, aligning with gender identity, represents a significant scientific development. This finding can bolster advocacy for and acceptance of GAHT, creating opportunities in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and supportive services for the transgender community. Marketing can focus on informing healthcare providers and the public about the holistic benefits of GAHT, promoting services that incorporate the latest scientific understanding, and addressing the nuanced needs of individuals undergoing such transitions.
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Gender-affirming hormone therapy does more than reshape the body; it shifts the heart’s electrical rhythm, too, helping it align with a person’s gender identity, according to new research int
Posted by u/mvea•08/01/2025
Top Comments
u/ElectricMeow
What does that have to do with anything? Obviously there are biological differences between the genders. That's why people take hormones to change their biological traits that are associated
u/plastlak
If male and female hearts have distinct electrical rhythms, then maybe being a man or a woman is more than a social construct, huh?
u/trexgt
I don't think there's any debate about there being sex based differences. The social construct has more to do with there being two neatly defined categories that the sex based differences fit
u/mvea
I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworko