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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anesth Analg. 2018 Aug;127(2):359–366. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003371

Table 4.

Hormone Therapies for Gender Dysphoria

Male to Female Female to Male
Androgen suppression Testosterone
Cyproterone acetate (not available in United States) Testosterone gel
Medroxyprogesterone acetate (IM) Testosterone patch
Spironolactone (oral) Testosterone undecanoate (IM only in United States)
Finasteride (oral) Testosterone enanthate, cypionate (SQ, IM)
Histrelin (SQ implant) Testopel (SQ implant)
Progesterone (oral)
Estrogen
Estradiol (oral, IM, SQ, transdermal)

Abbreviations: IM, intramuscular; SQ, subcutaneous.