ba0005p65 | Bone development/growth and fracture repair | ECTS2016
Vlot Mariska
, Klink Daniel
, den Heijer Martin
, Blankenstein Marinus
, Rotteveel Joost
, Heijboer Annemieke
Background: Puberty is highly important for the accumulation of bone mass. Bone turnover and bone mineral density can be affected in transgender adolescents when puberty is postponed by gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa), followed by treatment with cross-sex hormone therapy (CSHT).Objective: To investigate the effect of GnRHa and CSHT on bone turnover markers (BTMs) and bone mineral apparent density (BMAD) in transgender adolescents.<p ...