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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[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This is correct. My mother had a hysterectomy ~30 years ago and has needed to take estrogen since.

I think OP may have been mistakenly given advice regarding the need for the existence of hormones in the body.

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