UK bans puberty blockers for minors while their safety is under review

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Wes Streeting, the U.K.’s secretary of state for Health and Social Care, announced the ban would affect everyone younger than 18. “We need to act with caution and care when it comes to this vulnerable group of young people, and follow the expert advice,” Streeting said.

Puberty blockers halt sex hormones, including testosterone and estrogen, preventing adolescent changes in the body such as periods, breast development, voice-deepening, and facial hair growth. “Puberty blockers are not available to children and young people for gender incongruence or gender dysphoria because there is not enough evidence of safety and clinical effectiveness,” the NHS said. The news followed an analysis of a 2021 NHS Gender Identity Development Service at Tavistock and University College London Hospitals that analyzed 44 children who took puberty blockers.

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