hrp0094fc5.1 | Sex Development and Gender Incongruence | ESPE2021

Growth and growth reduction in transgirls

Boogers Lidewij S , Wiepjes Chantal M , Hellinga Ilse , Klink Daniel T , den Heijer Martin , Hannema Sabine E ,

Introduction: Little is known about the effects of puberty suppression (PS) and hormone therapy (HT) on growth and adult height in transgender adolescents. These are topics of interest since height differs between sexes and some transgirls wish to limit their growth. In this longitudinal cohort study, we investigated the influence of PS and HT on growth and the efficacy of growth reduction therapy in transgender girls.Methods:</s...