Puberty Blockers Aren’t Curing Gender Dysphoria. They’re Manufacturing It
March 6, 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services recently proposed a slate of regulations that would effectively ban hospitals from using puberty blockers for children, citing research that shows the drugs can cause irreversible harm. Activist groups decried the move, claiming that puberty blockers—when prescribed to children diagnosed with gender dysphoria—are reversible and merely pause development.
The Department of Health and Human Services recently proposed a slate of regulations that would effectively ban hospitals from using puberty blockers for children, citing research that shows the drugs can cause irreversible harm. Activist groups decried the move, claiming that puberty blockers—when prescribed to children diagnosed with gender dysphoria—are reversible and merely pause development.