Puberty blockers delay the sexual development changes of puberty, giving adolescents with gender dysphoria more time to explore their identity before those physical changes take hold.Gender-affirming hormone treatments, like this estrogen therapy drug used by transgender woman Stacy Cay, are often given by injection. Hormone therapies are medications with a variety of uses — from birth control, to treating symptoms of menopause, to fighting prostate cancer.
Dr. Jake Donaldson, a primary care physician at Pinnacle Medical Centres in Calgary, consults on 2SLGBTQ+ care, including hormone replacement therapy for transgender and gender non-binary individuals. Robyn Hodgson, a registered nurse with the Trans Health Team at the London InterCommunity Health Centre, said health-care providers can also offset the minor risk of underdeveloped bones by prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplements.
Trans teens and youth say gender-affirming care is 'life-changing.' So why is it so hard to find in Canada? Before they can begin treatment, they are often required to meet with psychiatrists, pediatricians or other medical professionals for a series of assessments — for example, making sure they understand the risks and benefits of the medications, and that any psychological or medical issues that could interfere with treatment have been addressed.
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