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Plasma testosterone was determined by radioimmunoassay in 50 transsexual and 50 normal women. The testosterone levels in transsexuals were significantly higher (nearly double) than in normal women. In transsexuals, minor changes in the pattern of the menstrual cycle were also found.
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Šípová, I., Stárka, L. Plasma testosterone values in transsexual women. Arch Sex Behav 6, 477–481 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541152
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