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This study aimed to assess the proportion of patients who discontinued their established hormonal gender transition and the risk factors for discontinuation.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A nationwide register-based follow-up was conducted. Data were analysed via cross-tabulations with chi-square statistics and t tests\/ANOVAs. Multivariate analyses were performed via Cox regression, which accounts for differences in follow-up times.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Of the 1,359 subjects who had undergone hormonal GR in Finland from 1996 to 2019, 7.9% discontinued their established hormonal treatment during an average follow-up of 8.5 years. The risk for discontinuing hormonal GR was greater among later cohorts. The hazard ratio was 2.7 (95% confidence interval 1.1\u20136.1) among those who had accessed gender identity services from 2013 to 2019 compared with those who had come to contact from 1996 to 2005. Discontinuing also appeared to be emerging earlier among those who had entered the process in later years.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The risk of discontinuing established medical GR has increased alongside the increase in the number of patients seeking and proceeding to medical GR. 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