Journal article
Long-term puberty suppression for a non-binary teen
- Abstract:
- Many TGD young people have a gender identity that does not conform to the standard two options of male or female – they are non-binary. Some non-binary individuals wish for an androgynous body. For those who have not yet progressed through puberty, this can theoretically be achieved via long-term puberty suppression with gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa). While such treatment might help to ameliorate the gender dysphoria and serious mental health issues commonly seen in TGD young people, it also carries physical health risks and raises various ethical dilemmas. In this Ethics Rounds, we analyze a case that raised issues about maintaining a non-binary gender.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 235.7KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1542/peds.2019-1606
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- Publisher:
- Pediatrics
- Journal:
- Pediatrics More from this journal
- Volume:
- 145
- Issue:
- 2
- Article number:
- e20191606
- Publication date:
- 2020-01-31
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-05-28
- DOI:
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1098-4275
- ISSN:
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0031-4005
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:1007687
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uuid:4bf5da9e-78c8-4bd7-ac66-98702d4f1687
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pubs:1007687
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1007687
- Deposit date:
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2019-06-05
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- Copyright holder:
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- © 2020 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from Pediatrics at: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-1606
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