hrp0095p1-577 | Sex Differentiation, Gonads and Gynaecology, and Sex Endocrinology | ESPE2022

Pediatric transgender care from an endocrine perspective: experience over the past decade in a tertiary Swiss center

Mazzi Sara , Nussbaum Marie-Lou , Christa Flück E.

Gender dysphoria indicates a psychological distress due to any incongruence between biological sex and gender identity, while transgender identity refers to an individual, whose gender identity is the opposite of the biological sex. The number of gender dysphoric youth seeking hormonal care seems to rise worldwide. Therefore, numerous bioethical and medical controversies are raising about possible side effects of hormonal therapies, including interference with brain developmen...