ArticleTransgender health2022
Somatic Health and Psychosocial Background Among Finnish Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria Seeking Hormonal Interventions.
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- Metabolic and Anthropometric Changes and Adverse Effects in Finnish Adolescents Using Gender-Affirming Hormonal Treatment.Transgender health · 2025Article
- Quality of Chest Masculinization in Trans Men: A Retrospective Study Evaluating Surgical Technique, Complications, Secondary Corrections, and Trends.Transgender health · 2025Article
- Treatment trajectories of gender incongruent Austrian youth seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
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Purpose: Although the number of young adults suffering from gender dysphoria (GD) is increasing, reports focusing on their somatic health remain scarce. We studied the somatic health, pubertal development, psychosocial background, and interest regarding gender-affirming surgical treatment of Finnish adolescents seeking gender-affirming hormonal treatment (GAHT). Methods: In this retrospective register study at an adolescent gynecology clinic in Helsinki University Hospital, Finland we included 124 adolescents diagnosed with GD and referred to GAHT between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2018. This cohort covered two thirds of all Finnish adolescents referred to GAHT during the follow-up. Data on the general adolescent population were obtained from the Finnish School Health Promotion (SHP) study of year 2017. Results: Most adolescents were assigned female at birth. Sex ratio increased from 1.2 in 2012 to 5.2 in 2017. One-third of the patients were overweight or obese (body mass index [BMI] >25 kg/m Conclusion: Finnish adolescents diagnosed with GD-seeking GAHT have good somatic health, but a higher proportion of overweight, depression, and anxiety than the general adolescent population. Prospective follow-up of this cohort will provide an opportunity to evaluate the somatic and psychosocial outcomes and quality of life during GAHT.
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