Henriëtte A. Delemarre-van de Waal was a Dutch pediatric endocrinologist and researcher renowned for pioneering work in gender affirming care for youth, particularly in adolescents.
Background
Henriëtte Delemarre-van de Waal earned a medical degree and a doctorate.
Delemarre-van de Waal died on February 13, 2014.
Work with gender diverse youth
Delemarre-van de Waal focused on differences of sex development and gender identity issues, combining pediatric endocrinology with psychological care.
Delemarre-van de Waal was instrumental in developing protocols for puberty suppression and hormone treatment for transgender youth, helping to establish evidence-based approaches in a field that was, at the time, emerging and controversial. Delemarre-van de Waal collaborated extensively with experts such as Annelou L.C. de Vries and Thomas D. Steensma, contributing valuable longitudinal studies on the outcomes of gender-affirming treatments.
Delemarre-van de Waal published numerous influential papers that helped shape guidelines for the medical and psychological care of gender-diverse adolescents.
References
Geddes, Linda (December 5, 2008). Delaying puberty could help gender-confused teens. New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16211-delaying-puberty-could-help-gender-confused-teens/
Selected publications
Delemarre-van de Waal HA, Cohen-Kettenis PT. Clinical management of gender identity disorder in adolescents: a protocol on psychological and paediatric endocrinology aspects. Eur J Endocrinol. 2006;155(Suppl 1):S131–S137. https://doi.org/10.1530/eje.1.02231
Delemarre-van de Waal HA, Cohen-Kettenis PT. Clinical management of gender dysphoria in adolescents. Int J Transgenderism. 2006;9(3–4):83–94. https://doi.org/10.1300/J485v09n03_04
Estourgie-van Burk GF, Bartels M, Delemarre-van de Waal HA, Boomsma DI. Heritability of testis size. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2009;12(4):351–355. https://doi.org/10.1375/twin.12.4.351
Hoekzema E, Schagen SE, Kreukels BP, Veltman DJ, Cohen-Kettenis PT, Delemarre-van de Waal HA, Bakker J. Regional volumes and spatial volumetric distribution of gray matter in the gender dysphoric brain. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015;55:59–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.01.016
Soleman RS, Schagen SE, Veltman DJ, Kreukels BP, Cohen-Kettenis PT, Lambalk C, Wouters F, Delemarre-van de Waal HA. Sex differences in verbal fluency during adolescence: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study in gender dysphoric and control boys and girls. J Sex Med. 2013;10(8):1969–1977. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12192
Vrouenraets LJ, Fredriks AM, Hannema SE, de Vries MC, Cohen-Kettenis PT. Perceptions of sex, gender, and puberty suppression: a qualitative analysis of transgender youth. Arch Sex Behav. 2016;45(3):577–584. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0764-9
Cohen-Kettenis PT, Schagen SE, Steensma TD, de Vries AL, Delemarre-van de Waal HA. Puberty suppression in a gender-dysphoric adolescent: a 22-year follow-up. Arch Sex Behav. 2011;40(4):843–847. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-011-9758-9