gender-affirming hormone therapy

Epidemiology

• primary medical intervention sought by transgender persons

Indications

• well-documented gender dysphoria

Adverse effects

• limits fertility
  • discussion of fertility preservation options prior to initiation of gender-affirming hormone therapy

Management

• gender incongruence whose sex recorded as female at birth
  • testosterone, including testosterone gel

More general terms

• hormonal therapy

Additional terms

• transgender person