Insurance Coverage of Puberty Blocker Therapies for Transgender Youth.

Youth whose natural pubertal development would be detrimental to their psychological and general well-being can be treated with “puberty blockers” to prevent irreversible phenotypic changes. In our experience, the most effective medications are the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist leuprolide injections (Lupron; AbbVie, Chicago, IL) or histrelin subcutaneous implant (Supprelin, Vantas; Endo Pharmaceuticals, Malvern, PA), and these have been recommended in both the Endocrine Society Guidelines and the World Professional Organization for Transgender Health Standards of Care. The safety and efficacy of these regimens have been reported in several populations.