hrp0089p1-p211 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty P1 | ESPE2018

Effect of Pubertal Blockade and Cross-sex Hormone Treatment on the Growth Spurt in Young Transgender Adolescents: A First Report

Catanzano Matteo , Butler Gary

Intro: Gender variance is becoming more common in young people. International guidelines recommend GnRH analogues (GnRHa) for gender variant young people from Tanner stage 2 onwards and cross-sex hormones (CSH) from age 16yr onwards. However, no good evidence exists how these affect growth. This first report aims to determine the impact of GnRHa and CSH on growth in young transgender adolescents to help inform prescribing in this patient cohort.Methods: ...