Transgender individuals especially women are at a greater risk for heart disease found a recent study conducted by George Washington University. The experts are blaming masculinisation or feminisation procedures that transgenders undergo to be the risk factors of developing several heart related disorders like myocardial infarction stroke and venous thromboembolism. These procedures also affect their blood pressure and lipid concentration. The study published in the Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders journal has revealed that transgender women may develop cardiovascular issues due to the hormone therapies they take. In fact the estrogen therapy increases the possibility of blood clots or
