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This is a review of gender identity disorders in childhood and adolescence and the question of early hormone treatment from a German clinic. Gender atypical childhood behavior often leads to homosexual orientation in adulthood, including in children with GID. Only a minority...

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… of LHRH analogues that prevent puberty. … have been arrested had they taken puberty blockers. Puberty blocking treatment …

Endocrinologist Michael Laidlaw, along with obstetrician and gynecologist Angela Thompson and Jennifer Lahl (R.N., M.A., and President of the Center for Bioethics and Culture) examine the current understandings and ethical issues surrounding fertility preservation (FP) for children and...

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… that FP methods used during early puberty (which can occur as young as … advocated by the Dutch Protocol — puberty blockers administered at the …

A recently published study from Denmark compared the rate of suicide attempts, suicide-related deaths, non-suicide-related deaths, and all-cause mortality between non-transgender and transgender-identifying individuals...

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… model, which recommends starting puberty blockers at the earliest stage of puberty, before proceeding to …

The practice of youth gender medicine relies on several key assumptions: that puberty blockers are safe and reversible, that untreated gender dysphoria leads to elevated suicide risk, and that there are no ethical alternatives to medical transition for youth. But what does the evidence truly...

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… on several key assumptions: that puberty blockers are safe and reversible, … Topics include the effects of puberty blockers on brain …

In most European countries, medical interventions including puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are still the first-line treatment for gender dysphoria (GD) in adolescents. This paper presents a cumulative case for instead adopting non-medical interventions as the first-line intervention. These...

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… medical interventions including puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are … there are clear indications that puberty blockers may impede …

A new study of individuals who medically or surgically transitioned and subsequently detransitioned, suggests that the rate of detransition may be significantly underestimated. According to the study, which examined the survey responses of 100 detransitioners, fewer than 1 in 4 notified their...

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… for the purpose of transitioning: puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, … dysphoria (56%) vs. the post-puberty onset (44.0%). However, more …

Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) rejected SEGM’s application to share the latest evidence regarding the practice of pediatric gender transition at AAP's upcoming annual conference in Philadelphia in October 2021. This rejection sends a strong signal that the AAP does not...

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… rarely consent to “affirmative” puberty blockade, which in turn … interventions with puberty blockers, cross-sex …

The World Health Organization's guideline development group leans heavily on prominent members of WPATH, including WPATH leadership involved in the suppression of unfavorable evidence related to cross-sex hormones.

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… evidence that hormones and puberty blockers were medically necessary, … breast growth (adults), delay of puberty (children), and side …

What happens when a young person's intensely experienced desire to undergo medical transition is granted, with minimal attention paid to the factors contributing to the development of gender dysphoria, and with no attempts to ameliorate the distress non-invasively first? A new publication, ...

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… of adolescents with post-puberty onset of gender dysphoria. … for GD. Under this model of care, puberty blockers are provided to children at … of adolescents with post-puberty onset of gender dysphoria. …

To what extent are the purported short-term psychological benefits of “gender-affirming” care, reported by some recent studies conducted by pediatric gender clinics, due to the placebo effect, rather than the hormonal and surgical interventions themselves? This question is the focus of a new...

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… that if children don’t receive puberty blockers they will commit suicide, … that there is no evidence that puberty blockers decrease suicide …

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Gender Identity Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

Fertility preservation: is there a model for gender-dysphoric youth?

Transgender Identity and Suicide Attempts and Mortality in Denmark

4. Misconceptions in Youth Gender Medicine

The moral case for non-medical interventions in adolescents with gender dysphoria

Growing Focus on Detransition

The AAP Silences the Debate on How to Best Care for Gender-Diverse Kids

WPATH Influence Undermines WHO’s Transgender Guidelines

Case Study Considers Detransition

Gender‐Affirming Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Youth: Are the Results Compromised by the Placebo Effect?