Valeria Calcaterra, Gianluca Tornese, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Annamaria Staiano, Valentino Cherubini, Rossella Gaudino, Elisa Maria Fazzi, Egidio Barbi, Francesco Chiarelli, Giovanni Corsello, Susanna Maria Roberta Esposito, Pietro Ferrara, Lorenzo Iughetti, Nicola Laforgia, Mohamad Maghnie, Gianluigi Marseglia, Giorgio Perilongo, Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani, Martino Ruggieri, Giovanna Russo, Mariacarolina Salerno, Pasquale Striano, Giuliana Valerio, Malgorzata Wasniewska
BACKGROUND: In response to the imperative need for standardized support for adolescent Gender Dysphoria (GD), the Italian Academy of Pediatrics, in collaboration with the Italian Society of Pediatrics, the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Italian Society of Adolescent Medicine and Italian Society of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry is drafting a position paper. The purpose of this paper is to convey the author's opinion on the topic, offering foundational information on potential aspects of gender-affirming care and emphasizing the care and protection of children and adolescents with GD...
April 18, 2024: Italian Journal of Pediatrics