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Title: Endocrine Guidelines Developed for Transsexuals
Post by: Syne on September 25, 2009, 12:40:28 PM
Post by: Syne on September 25, 2009, 12:40:28 PM
Endocrine Guidelines Developed for Transsexuals (http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Endocrine-Guidelines-Developed-for-Transsexuals/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629314?contextCategoryId=40126)
The researchers write that transsexual people seeking to develop physical characteristics of the desired gender need a safe, effective hormone regimen. They advise against endocrine treatments for pre-pubertal children, and say that endocrine treatments for adolescents and adults should be based on a recommendation from mental health professionals whose diagnostic criteria are confirmed by the endocrinologist. In transsexual adolescents, they recommend puberty-suppressing treatment with GnRH analogues until the age of 16 years, possibly followed by the use of cross-sex hormones.
The researchers write that transsexual people seeking to develop physical characteristics of the desired gender need a safe, effective hormone regimen. They advise against endocrine treatments for pre-pubertal children, and say that endocrine treatments for adolescents and adults should be based on a recommendation from mental health professionals whose diagnostic criteria are confirmed by the endocrinologist. In transsexual adolescents, they recommend puberty-suppressing treatment with GnRH analogues until the age of 16 years, possibly followed by the use of cross-sex hormones.