How dangerous is it to not have any sex hormones (androgens)? (self.asktransgender)

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I'm curious, how much of a danger is it in terms of health for someone to have lower than normal or no hormones at all.

I was wondering that because I was looking things up and I recently came across a thread on r/Asktransgender where the OP said if they didn't have hormones they would physically die in a year and several other people said similar things. Is this true? I'm not an expert in medicine but it seems like misinformation to me. I know Osteoporosis is a long term risk.

I also know that personally that I have not taken Testosterone (or Estrogen) in 15 years, and I'm mostly fine. These people said it was fatal to not take it for a year or two.

What are your thoughts on what they said? Does this sound plausible or does it sound like misinformation or exaggeration?

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[-] marcie@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Very, it can make your bones brittle and make it very hard to heal. Many trans people can't produce their own hormones and have other health issues. I know one person that was intersex (had no hormones past age 20 due to something) and was close to losing their entire jaw in their mid 20s because of how brittle their bones were. They got better after they fixed their hormone issues.

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