Gender-affirming Medication
Which medicines are commonly used?
Feminising Medication
One – reduce the amount of testosterone produced by the testicles
Two – replace the testosterone with oestrogen and progesterone
Reduce Testosterone
- GnRH Analogues – Decapeptyl, Gonapeptyl, Prostap, Zoladex
- Spironolactone
- Finasteride
- Cyproterone acetate
Replace with Oestrogen
- Oestrogel
- Progynova
Progesterone
- Cyclogest
- Utrogestan
Masculinising Medication
One – reduce the amount of oestrogen produced by the ovaries
Two – replace the oestrogen with testosterone
Reduce Oestrogen
- GnRH Analogues – Decapeptyl, Gonapeptyl, Prostap, Zoladex
Replace with Testosterone
- Testogel
- Tostran
- Sustanon
- Nebido
