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More than 15 years of activity of the Ghent pediatric gender service: trends in referrals and medical steps.

Ciancia Silvia , Klink Daniel , Craen Margarita , Heyse Robin , Dhont Karlien , Bruneel Laura , van Schuylenbergh Judith , Motmans Joz , Cools Martine

Background: Lately, pediatric gender services have been confronted with a steep and unexplained increase of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youngsters seeking psychological support and eventually medical care. We report on the evolution of referrals to our clinic for first psychological assessment and the rates of medical transition.Methods: The whole cohort of youngsters undergoing a first psychological intake betw...