Star Observer1h
Here’s What Puberty Blockers ACTUALLY Do
Critics often claim that puberty blockers are drastic or experimental. However, for trans kids, puberty is also drastic and ...
EdSource12h
A very small number of transgender teens receive gender-affirming care
“It echoes past work that has found that gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers and hormone treatment, is ...
Study finds less than 1 in 1,000 teens prescribed gender-affirming drugs
A recent study also found that not a single transgender or gender-diverse child younger than 12, in a group of about 5 million youth studied, received hormones.
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 US adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, researchers find
The study, which analyzed insurance claims covering more than 5 million patients, provides clearer context as lawmakers ...
HealthDay on MSN23h
Gender-Affirming Medication Use Rare in U.S. Transgender Adolescents From 2018 to 2022
Among privately insured U.S. adolescents who identified as transgender and gender-diverse (TGD), receipt of puberty blockers ...
Gender-affirming care for teens is rare amid debate over access: Study
The use of gender-affirming medical care for trans teens was rare between 2018 to 2022, according to a new study published in ...
Researchers find only .1% of US minors receive gender affirming care
Gender-affirming care was rarely provided to minors from 2018 through 2022, according to new research out of Harvard ...
Where do we go now with puberty blockers?: Charlotte Paul
Over the past 15 years, new prescribing of puberty blockers for New Zealand children has increased sevenfold, to a level much ...
Welcome Puberty Blockers Report But Beware Derailing Transphobia
On 21 November the Ministry of Health released its long awaited position statement, accompanied by an evidence brief, on the safety and long-term impacts of puberty blockers (a non-medical ...