The height of teenagers taking puberty blockers did not increase at an age-appropriate rate.

Pre-teens   Puberty blockers   Teenagers  

In a prospective study1 of patients aged 12-15 referred to University College Hospital, London by the Gender Identity Development Service, patients on puberty blockers did grow taller, but not by as much as others in their age group.

  1. Carmichael P, Butler G, Masic U, Cole TJ, De Stavola BL, Davidson S, Skageberg EM, Khadr S, Viner RM. Short-term outcomes of pubertal suppression in a selected cohort of 12 to 15 year old young people with persistent gender dysphoria in the UK. PLoS One. 2021 Feb 2;16(2):e0243894. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243894. PMID: 33529227; PMCID: PMC7853497. ↩︎
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