One pill makes you boy, one pill makes you girl

International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-24

  Ehrensaft, Diane ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sex hormones; Hormone blocking drugs; Psychotropic medications; Transgender youth; True Self false self

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749106032     PISSN: 17423341     EISSN: 15569187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aps.185     Document Type: Article

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