Julie Tetart discusses physical changes following transition and basketball career goals

Julie Tetart, a 34-year-old basketball player currently competing for Monaco Basket Association, has spoken publicly about her experience transitioning and its impact on her physical performance. Having spent two decades in lower-tier men's leagues in France before a three-year hiatus, she now contests that hormonal changes and medical procedures have reduced her strength and bone density below that of a cisgender female athlete. Tetart cited testosterone levels between 0.2 and 0.4 ng/ml as evidence of these physiological shifts. While expressing an interest in potential opportunities within the WNBA, she acknowledges that such a transition remains unlikely due to the current regulatory debates surrounding transgender athletes in the United States. She continues to compete in France, where she notes that the environment for transgender participants is more established.

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