Puberty blocking in gender dysphoria: suitable for all?

Arch Dis Child. 2019 Jun;104(6):509-510. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315984. Epub 2019 Jan 17.

Authors

Gary Butler^{1

2

3}, Bernadette Wren², Polly Carmichael²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics and Adolescents, University College London Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
² National Gender Identity Development Service, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.

PMID: 30655266
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315984

No abstract available

Keywords: distress; gender dysphoria; puberty blocker.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Gender Dysphoria / drug therapy*
Gender Dysphoria / psychology
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / adverse effects
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / analogs & derivatives*
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / therapeutic use*
Humans
Patient Selection
Puberty / drug effects*
Puberty / psychology
Sexual Maturation / drug effects

Substances

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone