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Cardiologists have warned that those wishing to change their gender should be prepared for side effects.
Washington DC M.D. Michael S. Irwig said that hormone therapy, which transgender people need to stabilize their new sex, negatively affects the cardiovascular system.
Testosterone or estrogen increase the risk of having a heart attack. This is especially true for the female hormone.. In addition to heart attacks, transgender people are prone to other heart diseases.
Doctors emphasize that taking hormonal drugs causes coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and venous thromboembolism. Hormones also contribute to excess weight, high blood pressure, as a result of which there is a risk of getting a stroke..
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