Cross-Sex Hormones and Metabolic Parameters in Adolescents With Gender Dysphoria

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 139; no. 5
• Main Authors: Jarin, Jason, Pine-Twaddell, Elyse, Trotman, Gylynthia, Stevens, Jaime, Conard, Lee Ann, Tefera, Eshetu, Gomez-Lobo, Veronica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Alanine Transaminase - blood; Body Mass Index; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Female; Gender Dysphoria - blood; Gender Dysphoria - drug therapy; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; Gonadal Steroid Hormones - adverse effects; Gonadal Steroid Hormones - therapeutic use; Hematocrit; Humans; Male; Retrospective Studies; Testosterone - blood; Young Adult

The Endocrine Society states that adolescents with gender dysphoria may start cross-sex hormones. The goal of this study was to identify patterns in metabolic parameters in transgender adolescents receiving cross-sex hormones. Data from adolescents aged 14 to 25 years seen in 1 of 4 clinical sites b...