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Teenagers and gender identity: the evidence base. Part 2: Treatment and outcomes

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Teenagers and gender identity: the evidence base – part 2

by Matilda Gosling

Part 2: Treatment and outcomes

This paper is the second of a three-part series summarising the evidence base on teenagers and gender identity for parents. This part examines medical treatment for gender distress in teenagers – namely puberty blockers and hormone treatment – and associated mental and physical health outcomes.

It has an accompanying technical paper, Gender-questioning teenagers: puberty blockers and hormone treatment vs placebo.

Part 1 looked at why teenagers might start to question their gender.

Part 3 looks at evidence-based recommendations and suggestions for parents with a gender-questioning teenager.