Baseline physiologic and psychosocial characteristics of transgender youth seeking care for gender dysphoria

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 374-380

  Olson, Johanna ^a,b   Schrager, Sheree M ^a   Belzer, Marvin ^a,b   Simons, Lisa K ^a   Clark, Leslie F ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sex hormone therapy; Gender transition; Sex reassignment; Transgender; Transgender youth

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOSE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; POTASSIUM; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV-TR; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STANDING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRANSGENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES FOR TRANSGENDER PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942088647     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.04.027     Document Type: Article

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