What are the alternatives to GnRha blockers?

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• What are the risks of GnRHa blockers?

  The risks aren't of taking blockers, the risks are the effects of not having hormones. Hormones are essential for many aspects of health. To leave someone without hormones for a prolonged period will cause issues. For comparison, if a cisgender child ...

• What options are there for transgender girls to block puberty, in the absence of GnRHa puberty blockers?

  The Australian Treatment Guidelines recommend two medicines that prevent the actions of testosterone if you can’t use the GnRHa puberty blockers: Spironolactone: 100mg oral daily, increasing to up to 200mg oral twice daily as required Cyproterone ...

• Can I still get a prescription for GnRHa blockers?

  Non-UK prescribers are perfectly able to prescribe for you, and you can use that prescription with a chemist that's outside of the UK (and therefore not held under the UK government's puberty blocker ban). Many parents opt to receive a private paper ...

• What are puberty blockers?

  Puberty blockers are used to stop the production or action of sex hormones in the body. If used during puberty, they therefore block pubertal development. This is useful for people who are undergoing gender reassignment or people who are experiencing ...

• If I can’t get access to GnRHa blockers and still want to suppress puberty, what are the options?

  Trans masculine people can use testosterone to suppress ovarian function and estrogen production, or they can use raloxifene to stop the actions of estrogen.