In recent years, there has been a proliferation of research regarding transgender and
gender nonconforming (TGNC) people. The stigma and legal discriminations that this …

This article is part of a Special Issue" Puberty and Adolescence". This article aims to provide
an outline of what is currently known on trajectories, and contributing factors to gender …

Background: Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last
decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number and visibility of …

Abstract Objective To update the “Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons: An
Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,” published by the Endocrine Society in 2009 …

OBJECTIVE: Transgender children who have socially transitioned, that is, who identify as
the gender “opposite” their natal sex and are supported to live openly as that gender, are …

BACKGROUND: In recent years, puberty suppression by means of gonadotropin-releasing
hormone analogs has become accepted in clinical management of adolescents who have …

Objective Social transitions are increasingly common for transgender children. A social
transition involves a child presenting to other people as a member of the “opposite” gender …

ABSTRACT The Standards of Care (SOC) for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and
Gender Nonconforming People is a publication of the World Professional Association for …

Introduction The number of adolescents referred to specialized gender identity clinics for
gender dysphoria appears to be increasing and there also appears to be a corresponding …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the factors associated with the persistence of childhood gender
dysphoria (GD), and to assess the feelings of GD, body image, and sexual orientation in …