Skeletal size may be altered by gender-affirming hormone therapy only if puberty has also been suppressed during adolescence, according to research presented at the 62nd Annual European Society for ...

On Monday, the New York Times published an article billed as an in-depth look at puberty blockers as a treatment for gender dysphoria in youth. It wasn’t a guide to the science of the medication, or ...

Two systematic reviews revealed very low-certainty evidence on outcomes for people with gender dysphoria. (HealthDay News) — There is considerable uncertainty regarding the effects of puberty blockers ...

Based on current evidence, it's impossible to say whether puberty blockers and hormone therapy are helpful or harmful for young people with gender-related distress, according to two new papers ...

Hormone therapy slows hormone-sensitive cancer growth by blocking your body’s ability to make hormones like estrogen and progesterone or blocking the effects of these hormones. But lower levels of ...

New Zealand health officials announced Wednesday that new prescriptions for puberty blockers will no longer be issued to children identifying as transgender. Doctors will stop prescribing the ...