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What happens when a young person's intensely experienced desire to undergo medical transition is granted, with minimal attention paid to the factors contributing to the development of gender dysphoria, and with no attempts to ameliorate the distress non-invasively first? A new publication, ...

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For me it began with a graph. In 2017, I was shown a chart of children referred to GIDS, the Tavistock and Portman Trust’s Gender Identity Development Service clinic in northwest London. Overall case numbers had...

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… decided whether to progress to testosterone at 16. Many parents, … significantly, in the US, where testosterone can be obtained from …

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This case study is the first report of neurological changes in an 11 year old male with gender dysphoria given gonadotropin releasing hormone analogs (GnRHa) to suppress puberty. The Wechsler tests were administered to assess global IQ (GIQ), comprehension, perceptual...

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… be related to the reduced serum testosterone levels and/or to the … the follow-up seemed to reflect testosterone levels under …

In February 2022, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) issued an update to its health care service guidelines for children and youth <18 with gender dysphoria / gender incongruence. This update contains 14 distinct “recommendations,” with justification for each, referencing a...

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… for cross-sex hormones (estrogen, testosterone) Minimum age 16. …

To qualify as medically or surgically transitioned, participants needed to have had one or more of the following interventions for the purpose of transitioning: puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, anti-androgens, or a surgical procedure, and then detransitioned by stopping the medications or...

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… of their transition. Females took testosterone for an average 2 years, …

Unlike Europe, where national health service (NHS) agencies regulate the practice of medicine, the decentralized nature of the US healthcare system presents a distinct challenge when it comes to healthcare regulation. This is especially evident in the case of youth gender medicine, which relies...

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Introduction and Hypothesis: The objective of this research is to explore the effects of hormone therapy using testosterone on pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) in transgender men. We hypothesize that PFD might be prevalent among transgender men undergoing hormone therapy. Therefore, this study was...

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Background/Objectives: Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is associated with clinically relevant changes in body composition, energy metabolism, and functional capacity in transgender and gender-diverse individuals. The nutritional implications of these adaptations remain insufficiently...

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… metabolism. In transgender men, testosterone is generally associated …

Biological sex is a primary determinant of athletic human performance involving strength, power, speed, and aerobic endurance and is more predictive of athletic performance than gender. This perspective article highlights 3 key medical and physiological insights related to recent evolving research...

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Despite the notable increase in gender transition pathways and gender-affirming surgeries over the past decades,1 the sexuality of transgender women remains insufficiently explored. Current evidence in transgender women’s sexual health relies largely on a small number of studies focusing primarily...

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Case Study Considers Detransition

What Went Wrong at the Tavistock Clinic for Trans Teenagers?

Brain Maturation, Cognition and Voice Pattern in a Gender Dysphoria Case under Pubertal Suppression

Summary of Key Recommendations from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen/NBHW)

Individuals Treated for Gender Dysphoria with Medical and/or Surgical Transition Who Subsequently Detransitioned: A Survey of 100 Detransitioners

Swedish Transgender Treatment Guidelines for Youth

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Transgender Men on Gender-affirming Hormone Therapy: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Nutritional Monitoring During Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: Body Composition and Metabolic Implications

Hormonal Basis of Biological Sex Differences in Human Athletic Performance

Sexuality and erectile function in transgender women prior to gender-affirming surgery: a descriptive study