Detransition facts and statistics that are unbiased are hard to come by in 2022. However, how many trans people detransition? What reasons do detransitioners cite for their detransition? Detransition is when a person who has already...
Category: Evidence For Supporting Trans Youth
Long term outcome of puberty blockers on height, bone density and fertility: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
A considerable number of patients with central precocious puberty (CPP) treated with depot GnRH agonists have reached final height (FH). The aim of this prospective, multicentric study was the evaluation of the benefits, side-effects, and long term outcome of depot...
Are Puberty Blockers Reversible?
We ask: are puberty blockers reversible? Blockers have proven positive effects. Conversely, this is despite misinformation campaigns surrounding puberty blockers. Notwithstanding, there have been claims that stopping puberty may lead to irreversible side effects. In...
RCPSYCH Statement on Supporting Transgender People
Transgender and gender-diverse people are individuals whose gender identity and/or gender role do not conform to the sex assigned to them at birth. While the term ‘transgender’ is commonly accepted, not all gender-diverse people self identify as transgender, or with...
Dr Helen Webberley writes for Huffington Post
Those who oppose the prescription of hormone blockers argue that there is not enough medical evidence to say that early intervention is right. I would argue, based on feedback from the trans men and women that I speak to on a daily basis, that there is not enough...
Korean Journal of Pediatrics: Blockers Long-Term Effects In Girls
Abstract Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRHa) are widely used to treat central precocious puberty (CPP). The efficacy and safety of GnRHa treatment are known, but concerns regarding long-term complications are increasing. Follow-up observation results after...
The Endocrine Society: Medical intervention in transgender adolescents appears to be safe and effective
SAN FRANCISCO--Hormone treatment to halt puberty in adolescents with gender identity disorder does not cause lasting harm to their bones, a new study finds. The results were presented today at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Read...
WPATH Guidelines: The Standards of Care – Version 7
WPATH's Guidelines contained within their Standard of Care, are world renowned. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is an international, multidisciplinary, professional association whose mission is to promote evidence-based care,...
Suspending the Puberty of Children With Gender Dysphoria
Abstract Transgender children who are not treated for their condition are at high risk of violence and suicide. As a matter of survival, many are willing to take whatever help is available, even if this is offered by illegal sources, and this often traps them into the...
Treatment of Trans Youth Favourable Before Tanner Stage 4
Abstract Treatment outcome in transsexuals is expected to be more favourable when puberty is suppressed than when treatment is started after Tanner stage 4 or 5. In the Dutch protocol for the treatment of transsexual adolescents, candidates are considered eligible for...