What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?
- Written by Sasha Bailey, PhD Candidate and Research Assistant, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance, University of Sydney
morrowlight/ShutterstockPuberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing oestrogen and testosterone. In the clinic, they’re called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa).
If adolescents take these medications during puberty, bodily changes associated with puberty are prevented. If these medications are stopped,...





