Ongoing therapy with LHRH analog or
bilateral orchiectomy.
Researchers from Cedars - Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles measured insulin resistance and fat accumulation in the liver of four transgender women who underwent
bilateral orchiectomy and were taking female hormones and eight transgender women who were only using female hormones.
Transgender women who have undergone
bilateral orchiectomy appear protected against these conditions, Nelson said.
Moreover,
bilateral orchiectomy may be metabolically protective.