Children to stop getting puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, says NHS England
Children to stop getting puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, says NHS England
Confirmation comes after public consultation and decision to close Gender Identity Development Service in London
Confirmation comes after public consultation and decision to close Gender Identity Development Service in London
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I am not a doctor so I don't know, but who would need puberty blockers after age 18? I thought they were used to keep immobile, mentally challenged and nonverbal children small so parents could take care of them more easily as they age. A practice I do not condone.
I've never heard it that use of puberty blockers tbh. That is ethically dubious.
They are also used in children with precocious puberty - that is onset of puberty at an unusually early age. This is not being banned by the new guidance; it is specifically around the use in gender reassignment following the scandals around the Tavistock clinic.