Gender Incongruence in Adolescents: Experience of a Tertiary Care Center in Portugal

Joana Glória; Joana Vieira de Melo; Ana Raquel Henriques; Carla Pereira; Maria de Lurdes Sampaio

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Gender Incongruence in Adolescents: Experience of a Tertiary Care Center in Portugal

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Joana Glória Pediatric Endocrinology Unit. Pediatrics Department. Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria. Lisboa. Portugal. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9784-1596
Joana Vieira de Melo Pediatrics Department. Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo. Beja. Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1656-8878
Ana Raquel Henriques Pediatric Endocrinology Unit. Pediatrics Department. Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria. Lisboa. Portugal.
Carla Pereira Pediatric Endocrinology Unit. Pediatrics Department. Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria. Lisboa. Portugal.
Maria de Lurdes Sampaio Pediatric Endocrinology Unit. Pediatrics Department. Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria. Lisboa. Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3026-9820

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.22705

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Adolescent, Gender Dysphoria, Gender Identity

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2025-06-12

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Glória J, Vieira de Melo J, Henriques AR, Pereira C, Sampaio M de L. Gender Incongruence in Adolescents: Experience of a Tertiary Care Center in Portugal. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 12 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];38(8):516-7. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/22705

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Vol. 38 No. 8 (2025): August

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