Testosterone, cortisol, and secretory immunoglobulin-A within a single day and across two sequential days among trans- and cis-gender men

Hodges‐Simeon, Carolyn R.; Grail, Graham P. O.; Albert, Graham; Landry, Nicholas; Ortiz, Triana L.; Carré, Justin M.; McHale, Timothy S.; Arnocky, Steven

doi:10.1016/j.steroids.2020.108640

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“…Studies linking psychosocial stress to embodied experience and health is one area in which MICBS have been integrated into field‐based research among TGD people (DuBois, 2012a; DuBois, 2012b; DuBois, Powers, Everett, & Juster, 2017; Hodges‐Simeon et al, 2020; Madera et al, 2017; McQuillan, Kuhns, Miller, McDade, & Garofalo, 2020). In these studies, stress is defined as the real or perceived threat to an individual that results in biobehavioral responses (McEwen & Seeman, 1999).…”

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“…Additionally, a study among TGD people living in India found that salivary cortisol was positively associated with perceived stress scores and periodontal disease (Sivaranjani et al, 2019). Further, Hodges‐Simeon et al (2020) documented a clear circadian rhythm between cortisol, secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), and (endogenous) testosterone, among cisgender men. However, among transgender men, they found a similar circadian pattern between cortisol and sIgA but not with exogenously administered testosterone.…”

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Biocultural approaches to transgender and gender diverse experience and health: Integrating biomarkers and advancing gender/sex research

DuBois

Gibb

Juster

et al. 2020

American J Hum Biol

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Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are increasingly visible in U.S. communities and in national media. With this increased visibility, access to gender affirming healthcare is also on the rise, particularly for urban youth. Political backlash and entrenchment in a gender binary, however, continue to marginalize TGD people, increasing risk for health disparities. The 2016 National Institute of Health recognition of sexual and gender minority people as a health disparities population increases available funding for much-needed research. In this article, we speak to the need for a biocultural human biology of gender/sex diversity by delineating factors that influence physiological functioning, mental health, and physical health of TGD people. We propose that many of these factors can best be investigated with minimally invasively collected biomarker samples (MICBS) and discuss how to integrate MICBS into research inclusive of TGD people. Research use of MICBS among TGD people remains limited, and wider use could enable essential biological and health data to be collected from a population often excluded from research. We provide a broad overview of terminology and current literature, point to key research questions, and address potential challenges researchers might face when aiming to integrate MCIBS in research inclusive of transgender and gender diverse people. We argue that, when used effectively, MICBS can enhance human biologists' ability to empirically measure physiology and health-related outcomes and enable more accurate identification of pathways linking human experience, embodiment, and health.

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Section: Integrating Micbs Into Target Areas In Gender/sex Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Integrating Micbs Into Target Areas In Gender/sex Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biocultural approaches to transgender and gender diverse experience and health: Integrating biomarkers and advancing gender/sex research

DuBois

Gibb

Juster

et al. 2020

American J Hum Biol

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Breast symmetry, but not size or volume, predicts salivary immunoglobulin-A (sIgA) in women

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Arnocky

2021

Evolution and Human Behavior

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Masculine voice is associated with better mucosal immune defense in adolescent and adult males

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Evolution and Human Behavior

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Testosterone, cortisol, and secretory immunoglobulin-A within a single day and across two sequential days among trans- and cis-gender men

Cited by 5 publications

References 107 publications

Biocultural approaches to transgender and gender diverse experience and health: Integrating biomarkers and advancing gender/sex research

Biocultural approaches to transgender and gender diverse experience and health: Integrating biomarkers and advancing gender/sex research

Breast symmetry, but not size or volume, predicts salivary immunoglobulin-A (sIgA) in women

Masculine voice is associated with better mucosal immune defense in adolescent and adult males

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