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Therapeutics > Sex Reassignment Procedures > Puberty Suppression
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Delivery of Health Care > Gender-Affirming Care > Sex Reassignment Procedures > Puberty Suppression
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Delivery of Health Care > Gender-Affirming Care > Sex Reassignment Procedures > Puberty Suppression

Preferred term

Puberty Suppression  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Blocking, Puberty
  • Blockings, Puberty
  • Puberty Blocking
  • Puberty Blockings

Scope note

  • A non-intensive, reversible medical intervention achieved by using compounds that mimic the actions of GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (GnRH), which in turn slows or stops the physical changes associated with puberty such as the development of breasts or facial hair.

History note

  • 2024

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000097765

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