Serum and Urinary Prostate-specific Antigen and Urinary Human Glandular Kallikrein Concentrations Are Significantly Increased after Testosterone Administration in Female-to-Male Transsexuals
Obiezu C, Giltay E, Magklara A, Scorilas A, Gooren L, Yu H, Howarth D, Diamandis E. Serum and Urinary Prostate-specific Antigen and Urinary Human Glandular Kallikrein Concentrations Are Significantly Increased after Testosterone Administration in Female-to-Male Transsexuals. Clinical Chemistry 2000, 46: 859-862. PMID: 10839777, DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.6.859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary prostate specific antigenProstate-specific antigenTestosterone administrationSerum prostate-specific antigenMale transsexualsMonths of treatmentMonths post treatmentHK2 concentrationsSerum hK2Testosterone treatmentAndrogen administrationAndrogenic stimulationKallikrein concentrationImmunofluorometric methodTime pointsHK2AdministrationMonthsWomenTreatmentPost treatmentAntigenCultured cellsFemalesCorresponding mean values