Sarah Owen

Sarah Owen

Labour — Luton North

Speaking in the House of Commons on 23 June 2026

Debate

Puberty Blockers

Contribution

I will not; I am going to make some progress, as I have been duly told to do. The treatment of premature sexual maturity, or precocious puberty, in children—this is for children—uses puberty blockers now. The professors reported to our Committee that puberty blockers are “recognised as a reversible treatment.” Professor Butler added that we know “from follow-up studies with children who have received it for precocious puberty that there are no ill health effects in the long term nor are there any negative effects on fertility recovery.” Professor Grossman pointed to a “huge amount of evidence” from Harvard University highlighting successful treatment and outcomes for girls prescribed puberty blockers for premature sexual maturity “in terms of fertility and their subsequent life.”

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