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The abs that shook the pillars of civilization (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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Moldy Monday continues.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is absolutely some muscle loss when on hrt. A study suggests transfems are comparable to cis women after about 2 years on hormones. Dunno if transfems have an easier time having visible abs, though.

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/11/577.full?ijkey=yjlCzZVZFRDZzHz&keytype=ref

[โ€“] StaySquared 0 points 5 months ago

Ah... so the transfem loses lung capacity and bone density?