I'm saying that there's no evidence either way, particularly for people who are on HRT
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Replying to @GidMK
There is evidence that skeletal differences don’t change to state of cis women (look at voice). And evidence that some skeletal differences - like angle of pelvis - confer benefits/disadvantages dependent on sport. Problem is rulings made that could disadvantage cis women.
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Replying to @jbmorang
Got a link to some studies? I'd love to read them
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Replying to @GidMK
Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline Https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/11/3869/4157558 …. (2 of 2)
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Replying to @jbmorang
Those are clinical guidelines for treatment, I can't see anything about athletic ability or sport? Did I miss something?
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Replying to @GidMK
Not about sport: about physical changes that are not reversible. These confer advantages in terms of strength and performance.
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Replying to @jbmorang
Adam's apple and bone structure confer advantages in terms of strength and performance? Are these advantages evident in elite athletics?
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Replying to @GidMK
Bone structure - such as alignment of hips and knees resulting from pelvis - does impact performance (and likelihood of injury).
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Replying to @jbmorang
That's not really an answer. To put it another way, is there evidence that these potential differences persist in trans athletes post transition to an extent that confers a competitive advantage?
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Replying to @GidMK
The point is that the skeletal differences - pelvis, size of rib cage etc - don’t change post transition. So it isn’t about persisting. The question is do they give potential performance benefit?
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That's certainly an open question. Especially considering the vast diversity in what we mean by "performance". In many sports, a larger skeleton may be less of an advantage or even a hindrance
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