hrp0097p1-367 | Sex Differentiation, Gonads and Gynaecology, and Sex Endocrinology | ESPE2023

Changes in body composition in transgender adolescents during puberty suppression and hormone treatment

Boogers Lidewij , Reijtenbagh Sterre , Wiepjes Chantal , van Trotsenburg Paul , den Heijer Martin , Hannema Sabine

Context: Transgender adolescents can be treated with puberty suppression (PS) using GnRH agonists (GnRHa), and subsequent hormone therapy (HT). Up to this date, it has not been described at what rate body composition in transgender adolescents changes during the first years of treatment. Also, it is unknown whether Tanner stage at which treatment is initiated, might affect this treatment outcome.Methods: Transgender adol...