Short-term testosterone use in female mice does not impair fertilizability of eggs: implications for the fertility care of transgender males

STUDY QUESTION Does testosterone use in females affect reproductive potential, particularly with regard to the production of fertilizable gametes? SUMMARY ANSWER Testosterone (T) injections given to post-pubertal female mice caused virilization and although the ovaries were smaller than controls they were still responsive and produced fertilizable eggs when superovulated. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Studies to examine the effects of testosterone on...