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A comment from SIGIS, SIE and SIAMS: “Puberty blockers in transgender adolescents—a matter of growing evidence and not of ideology”

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  1. Andrology, Women’s Endocrinology and Gender Incongruence Unit, Florence University Hospital, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy

    J. Ristori & A. D. Fisher

  2. Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    G. Motta & C. Crespi

  3. Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCSS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    M. C. Meriggiola

  4. Department of Urology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    C. Bettocchi

  5. Department of Urology, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy

    M. Falcone

  6. Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    F. Lombardo & A. M. Isidori

  7. Endocrinology Unit, “Mario Serio” Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    M. Maggi

  8. Urology Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    G. Morelli

  9. Cattedra Unesco “Educazione alla Salute e allo Sviluppo Sostenibile”, University “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    A. M. Colao

  10. UNESCO Chair on Health Education and Sustainable Development, Federico II University, Naples, Italy

    A. M. Colao

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Ristori, J., Motta, G., Meriggiola, M.C. et al. A comment from SIGIS, SIE and SIAMS: “Puberty blockers in transgender adolescents—a matter of growing evidence and not of ideology”. J Endocrinol Invest 47, 479–481 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-023-02173-6

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