Endocrine treatment of transsexual persons: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline: commentary from a European perspective.

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  title={Endocrine treatment of transsexual persons: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline: commentary from a European perspective.},
  author={Maria Cristina Meriggiola and Emmanuele Angelo Jannini and Andrea Lenzi and Mario Maggi and Chiara Manieri},
  journal={European journal of endocrinology},
  year={2010},
  volume={162 5},
  pages={
          831-3
        }
}
The treatment of transsexual subjects is a challenging task for the endocrinologist who, in collaboration with the mental health professional and the surgeon, is called upon to confirm the diagnosis and adjust hormonal treatment aimed at suppressing endogenous sex hormones and to develop hormone characteristics of the desired gender. These guidelines are structured to provide evidence-based suggestions or, where evidence is lacking, expert recommendations on diagnostic procedures and hormonal… 
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