For transgender people who experience gender dysphoria as children, in whom impending puberty is unacceptable for their psychosocial health and wellness, pubertal blockade is a therapeutic option. In this Review, the authors discuss pubertal blockade and its implications for fertility preservation, surgical care and psychosocial health, all of which must be considered and discussed with the patient and their family and/or legal guardian before initiation.
- Leonidas Panagiotakopoulos
- Veenod Chulani
- Katherine Greenberg