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Questioning America’s Approach to Transgender Health Care
September 20, 2022
Spotlight
When Jane Clark’s 15-year-old daughter told her that she thought she might be gay, Dr Clark, a paediatrician who calls herself a “typical west-coast liberal”, said, “ok, great.” When the child a few months later said she thought she was non-binary, “I was, like, I don’t know what that means, but ok...
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… and medical transition, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and … that studies on the impact of puberty blockers are “either of …
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… genetic make-up of the child, or puberty blockers, are all clinical practices … we are instigating.” Although puberty blockers are promoted as “a …
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… (DSM IV-TR) who started SR in puberty and had undergone … (GnRHa) to suppress or delay puberty for 1.3 - 1.5 years, … young adults treated with puberty blockers during mid-adolescence had …
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… of GnRH agonists (also known as "puberty blockers") and cross-sex hormones as …
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… Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which bans puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and … identify as transgender and want puberty blockers or hormones (the …
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… Stockholm to prohibit the use of puberty blockers. If France allows the use of puberty blockers or cross-sex …
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… gender dysphoria during or after puberty, challenge the notion that a … The Endocrine Society’s protocol (puberty blockers at the earliest stage of …

Pediatric gender affirming care is not evidence-based
May 10, 2025
Studies

Over the last two years there has been a surge in research studies and systematic reviews reporting on the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones as treatment for gender-distressed youth. This makes it difficult for the non-specialist to keep on top of the evidence. The psychiatrist...

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… for risks and benefits of puberty blockers and gender-affirming … reviews reporting on the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones as …

Informed Consent for Gender-Affirmative Care
March 22, 2022
Spotlight
Trans-identified youth present to clinicians as strongly desiring hormones and surgery. However, this conviction should not be confused with the capacity to carefully consider the consequences of gender transition, argues a recent article about informed consent in gender medicine,...
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… which entails the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and … problems of youth with post-puberty onset of gender …