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[Assessment of the suppression of puberty in children with gender identity problems].
Cuadernos de Bioética : Revista Oficial de la Asociación Española de Bioética y Ética Médica 2018 September
The objective of this article is to reflect on the opportunity and risk of the proposed treatments to address gender identity problems in that sector of the population. In most of the protocols for the care of minors with gender identity problems, the abolition of puberty is proposed as a method of choice. This technique consists in the administration of reversible agonists of GnRH to provoke a suppression of the hormonal expression of the minor and, thus, the development of the sexual characters of their gender. The opportunity or adequacy of the systematic use of reversible GnRH agonists may be questioned for several reasons. The first, because the diagnosis of transsexualism in minors carries a great complexity and difficulty, so there is a wide margin of error. The second, because the suppression of puberty has direct consequences in the development of the child. Thirdly, because the aforementioned treatments have some risks and side effects in minors, some of them not studied and unknown, which, without a doubt, should be weighted. Finally, because the drugs used are neither designed nor experienced, for the care of minors with gender identity problems. Therefore, they are used without being approved by the regulatory agencies of the medicinal product for that purpose. These issues need to be addressed and also transmitted in the information provided to the stakeholders.
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