Invited Talk ESA-SRB-ANZBMS 2024 in conjunction with ENSA

Trans people in sport and the impact of gender affirming hormone therapy on physical performance (#217)

Ada Cheung 1
  1. Trans Health Research Group, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia

The inclusion of transgender people in elite sport has been a topic of debate in political circles and in the media. Policies for the inclusion of trans people in sport have been made by international and national sporting organisations, but often these are not necessarily based on robust scientific evidence. I will discuss our latest research examining the impact of gender affirming hormone therapy on body composition, review existing literature, discuss limitations, future research and development of evidence-based policy for the inclusion of trans people in sport.