A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics reveals that less than 0.1% of adolescents with private insurance in the U.S. are prescribed puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones. The research, which analyzed over 5.1 million young patients' claims, also found no transgender patients under 12 were prescribed gender-affirming hormones. The authors emphasize that access to gender-affirming care is limited and not as widespread as some may believe.
The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, looked at private insurance claims representing over 5 million patients in the U.S. ages 8 to 17.As policymakers around the world debate whether minors should have access to transition-related medications, a study published Monday in the nation’s premier pediatric medical journal found that the drugs are rarely prescribed to youths,
“It’s really important for the public to understand that not everyone is getting access to gender-affirming care when they go to the doctor,” said the report’s lead author, Landon Hughes, a fellow at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “It’s not as ubiquitous as some may want us to believe, especially among youth.”
The study found that the use of puberty blockers and hormones was more common among trans minors who were assigned female sex at birth versus those assigned male at birth. The authors noted that this may occur because the onset of puberty happens sooner for people assigned female at birth.Puberty blockers are used to delay the onset of puberty or pause it as it is transpiring.
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