Approach to the patient: Transgender youth: Endocrine considerations

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4379-4389

  Rosenthal, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; FINASTERIDE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GOSERELIN; HISTRELIN; LEUPRORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NAFARELIN ACETATE; SEX HORMONE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE TO MALE TRANSGENDER; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSGENDER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSGENDER; TRANSGENDERISM; COMPLICATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS;

EID: 84916624244     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-1919     Document Type: Review

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