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Osteoporosis

Severe osteoporosis with multiple vertebral fractures after gender reassignment therapy – is it male or female osteoporosis?

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Pages 341-344 | Received 19 Jan 2010, Accepted 05 May 2010, Published online: 14 Jun 2010

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