The clinic opened in 1975 for adults only.[5] From 1987 onwards, a practice dedicated to adolescents opened in Utrecht.[6]:301 The children's clinic merged with the adult clinic in 2002, moving to Amsterdam.[6]:301-302;[Notes 1]
Adult practice already established when an endocrinological clinic for adolescents opened on April 1, 2024 (diagnosis and psychological support is offered by UMCG partners).[10]
^"The first specialized gender identity clinic for children and adolescents in the Netherlands opened its doors at the Utrecht University Medical Center in 1987. (...) In 2002, the clinic moved to the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam and is now part of the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria (Cohen-Kettenis & de Vries, 2012, pp. 301-302)."
^Wiepjes, Chantal M.; Nota, Nienke M.; de Blok, Christel J.M.; Klaver, Maartje; de Vries, Annelou L.C.; Wensing-Kruger, S. Annelijn; de Jongh, Renate T.; Bouman, Mark-Bram; Steensma, Thomas D.; Cohen-Kettenis, Peggy; Gooren, Louis J.G.; Kreukels, Baudewijntje P.C.; den Heijer, Martin (2018). "The Amsterdam Cohort of Gender Dysphoria Study (1972–2015): Trends in Prevalence, Treatment, and Regrets".The Journal of Sexual Medicine.15 (4). Elsevier BV:582–590.doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.01.016.ISSN1743-6095.PMID29463477.Wiepjes CM, Nota NM, de Blok CJ, Klaver M, de Vries AL, Wensing-Kruger SA, de Jongh RT, Bouman MB, Steensma TD, Cohen-Kettenis P, Gooren LJ, Kreukels BP, den Heijer M (April 2018). "The Amsterdam Cohort of Gender Dysphoria Study (1972-2015): Trends in Prevalence, Treatment, and Regrets".J Sex Med.15 (4):582–590.doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.01.016.PMID29463477.
^Edwards-Leeper, Laura; Spack, Norman P. (2012). "Psychological Evaluation and Medical Treatment of Transgender Youth in an Interdisciplinary "Gender Management Service" (GeMS) in a Major Pediatric Center".Journal of Homosexuality.59 (3). Informa UK Limited:321–336.doi:10.1080/00918369.2012.653302.ISSN0091-8369.PMID22455323.S2CID36936382.
