Methods
Children and adolescents referred to
RCHM for gender dysphoria during
2003–2011 were included in the study.
Patien t medical records w ere
reviewed. Data were collected for
gender transition, age at commencement
of gender dysphoria, age at
referral, date of referral, family and
medical history, hormone treatment
eligibility, treatment application and
outcome, treatment prescribed, age at
treatment commencement and duration
of follow-up.
All patients were assessed by a
child and adolescent psychiatrist
using standard procedure and regular
psychiatric review.
Records of the Family Court of Australia
were searched via the Australasian
Legal Information Institute
database for judgments related to
special medical procedures, and
recorded cases were verified against
the study cohort.
The study was approved by the RCH
Human Research Ethics Committee.