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Jack L Turban1, Jonah Thornton1, Diane Ehrensaft1
1University of California, San Francisco.
Abstract:
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents are those whose gender identity is incongruent with societal expectations based on their sex assigned at birth.1 Some TGD adolescents may meet criteria for gender dysphoria, which requires at least 6 months of psychological distress related to gender incongruence.1 Such adolescents may seek pubertal suppression with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa).1 GnRHa temporarily and reversibly suppress endogenous puberty, allowing adolescents to engage with care without puberty-related psychological distress.2 Most patients treated with GnRHa proceed to treatment with gender-affirming hormones (eg, estrogen or testosterone to induce puberty that aligns with their gender identity), whereas a small number choose to stop GnRHa treatment, allowing endogenous puberty to proceed.2 Longitudinal cohort and cross-sectional studies link GnRHa treatment to improved mental health outcomes, when provided in accordance with clinical guidelines.2.
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