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News: Review clears gender dysphoria... (BBC News) - Behind the headlines

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BBC News Oct. 15, 2019

Review clears gender dysphoria treatment study

But questions remain over the use of puberty blockers, say Newsnight's Deb Cohen and Hannah Barnes.

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J Sex Med JULY 14, 2010

Puberty suppression in adolescents with gender identity disorder: a prospective follow-up study

AL de Vries et al

Puberty suppression may be considered a valuable contribution in the clinical management of gender dysphoria in adolescents.

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