Hormone treatment of gender identity disorder in a cohort of children and adolescents

Conway, Ann J; Hamblin, Julie C; Handelsman, David J

doi:10.5694/mja12.10981

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To the Editor: In describing 8 years of experience in managing adolescent gender identity disorder (GID) at a paediatric hospital clinic, Hewitt and colleagues highlight a small group of patients who require momentous life-long clinical decisions made in a timely manner.1 However, the rarity of this condition means that experience in any centre is limited.

1 ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, NSW.
2 HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: djh@anzac.edu.au

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1. Hewitt JK, Paul C, Kasiannan P, et al. Hormone treatment of gender identity disorder in a cohort of children and adolescents. Med J Aust 2012; 196: 578-581. <MJA full text>
2. Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [1986] AC 112.

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