Perceptions of Sex, Gender, and Puberty Suppression: A Qualitative Analysis of Transgender Youth

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1697-1703

  Vrouenraets, Lieke Josephina Jeanne Johanna ^a   Fredriks, A Miranda ^a   Hannema, Sabine E ^a   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^b   de Vries, Martine C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender dysphoria; GnRH; Puberty suppression

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGONISTS; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSGENDER;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84973140732     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-016-0764-9     Document Type: Article

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