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The rise of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria
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Puberty blockers have become a widely available treatment for young people who experience gender incongruence from an early age, helping to relieve gender-related distress at the same time as other conditions like depression and anxiety. The availability of these blockers has coincided with a rapid increase in the number of young people being referred for treatment.
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The GenderGP service aimed to help children explore their gender identity and reduce their distress through talking therapies, but some concerns were raised about the legality and ethics surrounding the service.
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The GenderGP service aimed to help children explore their gender identity and reduce their distress through talking therapies, but some concerns were raised about the legality and ethics surrounding the service.
ChapterThe rise of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
JIDS (The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust’s Gender Identity Development Service) have referred a nine-year-old for puberty blockers, which is concerning as they only had just started the potentially dangerous treatment on the last young person to the study.
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Summary
JIDS (The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust’s Gender Identity Development Service) have referred a nine-year-old for puberty blockers, which is concerning as they only had just started the potentially dangerous treatment on the last young person to the study. The number of children being referred to this service has also coincided with the increase in the widespread availability of puberty blockers.