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Puberty blockers for transgender and gender-diverse youth
What do pubertal blockers do?
What are the benefits of use of pubertal blockers?
What are the criteria for use of pubertal blockers?
What is the typical treatment time frame?
How is the medication given?
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What do puberty blockers do?
What are the possible benefits of puberty blockers?
What are the criteria for use of puberty blockers?
Are the changes permanent?
When does treatment usually start and end?
How is the medicine given?
What are the possible side effects and complications?
What other treatments are needed?
What are the benefits of use of pubertal blockers?
What are the criteria for use of pubertal blockers?
What is the typical treatment time frame?
How is the medication given?
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What do puberty blockers do?
What are the possible benefits of puberty blockers?
What are the criteria for use of puberty blockers?
Are the changes permanent?
When does treatment usually start and end?
How is the medicine given?
What are the possible side effects and complications?
What other treatments are needed?
Are the changes permanent?
GnRH analogues don't cause permanent physical changes. Instead, they pause puberty. That offers a chance to explore gender identity. It also gives youth and their families time to plan for the psychological, medical, developmental, social and legal issues that may lie ahead.
When a person stops taking GnRH analogues, puberty starts again.
