Commentary: 'As we discuss trans youth healthcare, it is crucial that leadership and policy makers are following the science and have compassion for ensuring our trans youth thrive and become vibrant trans adults.'
When Utah Gov. Spencer Cox claimed there is not enough evidence for transgender health care treatment, it felt like a misguided and transphobic sting. Local medical advocates and the latest version of standards of care provide a plethora of evidence contradicting this claim. This data is easily available for internet savvy searchers. Additionally, a significant number of trans people have a nonvisible disorder of sexual development that is frequently overlooked in the statewide conversation.
Often these disorders are discovered later, dismissed, or subject to corrective surgery. Many such conditions exist. For example, Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome is the medical term for mullerian ducts that fail to close in phenotypic males, potentially leaving endometrial tissue, underdeveloped gonads, and more. Not knowing I potentially had this condition, I had an operation for a distended bladder at the age of nine, during which my urethra was also repaired.
and used divisively against our community. Being able to blend in with one’s emotional peers is difficult when the body develops in ways that make a person feel like an outsider. Lasting and permanent changes from adolescence further divide trans people from their emotional peers and negatively impact their entire lives, including social relationships, mental health and education.
and no significant long-term harm. Puberty blockers can be an important tool in buying time to determine the best outcome that works for the youth. Properly trained medical teams can determine if there is a clear need to start hormone therapy, but no sooner than at 16 years of age and after two years on blockers. These parameters for treatment demonstrate the careful steps medical teams take to ensure the well-being and safety of trans youth.
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