Puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones: Canada's family doctors get guidance on treating youth with 'gender dysphoria'

Hormone suppression can delay puberty and give youth "more time to make decisions about transitioning," write the authors of a new review.


Canada’s family doctors are getting new guidance on how to manage the burgeoning number of teens identifying as transgender. A new review article published Monday urges doctors to take a “thoughtful, affirming” approach and to avoid “influencing the adolescent to move down a path they would not have chosen for themselves.”-- More...

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