• DOI:10.1007/s10912-013-9228-6
Corpus ID: 38115066

The Endocrinologist’s Office—Puberty Suppression: Saving Children from a Natural Disaster?

@article{Sadjadi2013TheEO,
  title={The Endocrinologist’s Office—Puberty Suppression: Saving Children from a Natural Disaster?},
  author={Sahar Sadjadi},
  journal={Journal of Medical Humanities},
  year={2013},
  volume={34},
  pages={255-260}
}

Sahar Sadjadi

Published 2013

Psychology, Medicine

Journal of Medical Humanities

In the past few years, the introduction and rapid acceptance of puberty suppression has transformed the clinical treatment of children diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder. This essay analyzes the narratives used by some advocates of this treatment, particularly the elements of saving children from the looming disaster of puberty and from future abject lives of violence and suicide as transgender adults. It briefly addresses the potential implications of this account for the well being of… CONTINUE READING

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