Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 90

Puberty Suppressing Hormones

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 29 July 2024

Question

Cat Smith

LabourLancaster and Wyre

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for the clinical trial being conducted on the use of puberty blockers for the treatment of gender incongruence.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The expert Cass Review, which is one of the most comprehensive reviews of gender identity services for children and young people to date, states that the rationale for early puberty suppressing hormones to treat gender dysphoria is unclear and the effects...

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