Less than 0.1% of U.S. minors take gender-affirming medication, study finds
A new study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found that less than 0.1% of adolescents in the U.S. were prescribed puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
Researchers find only .1% of US minors receive gender affirming care
Gender-affirming care was rarely provided to minors from 2018 through 2022, according to new research out of Harvard University.
'A very, very small number' of teens receive gender-affirming care, study finds
A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from Republican lawmakers in recent years.
Kansas Republicans will try again to ban gender-affirming health care for minors
The GOP has tried and failed to pass a ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments, as well as gender-affirming surgery, for children with gender dysphoria. But this year, Republicans have an even stronger majority in the Kansas Statehouse.
What Studies Say About Transgender, Gender Dysphoria, and Gender Affirming Care
What does medical science say about transgender / gender affirming care? America's Holistic Plastic Surgeon Dr. Anthony Youn dives deep into the studies,
A very small number of teens receive gender-affirming care
“It echoes past work that has found that gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers and hormone treatment, is relatively rare among all trans and nonbinary people, but especially so among adolescents,” Lindsey Dawson, the director of LGBTQ health policy at the research organization KFF, told NPR.
Gender-affirming care for teens is rare amid debate over access: Study
The use of gender-affirming medical care for trans teens was rare between 2018 to 2022, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 US adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, researchers find
A new study reveals that fewer than 1 in 1,000 U.S. teens receive gender-affirming medications, offering clarity on a highly debated issue in health care.
Gender-affirming care drugs seldom used by kids: study
Less than 0.1% of U.S. adolescents received drugs for gender-affirming care between 2018 and 2022, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. Why it matters: Critics of gender-affirming care say the drugs are experimental and dangerous and warn of their overuse,
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San Diego military family reacts to loss of gender-affirming medical coverage
This year's defense spending bill, signed by President Biden Dec. 24, strips gender-affirming care coverage for military ...
Judge won't block Florida policy limiting gender-affirming care for trans prisoners
U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, an appointee of Donald Trump, with a history of anti-LGBTQ+ decisions, ruled Friday that ...
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Puberty blockers for under-18s with gender dysphoria will be banned in the UK, Government announces
Puberty blockers for under-18s with gender dysphoria will be banned in the UK, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced. Following official advice from medical experts ...
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No, gender doctors, kids don’t have ‘autonomy’ to self-sterilize
A new paper argues that children should undergo so-called “gender-affirming care” even if it’s ineffective at alleviating their distress. If they want it, that’s reason enough, the authors suggest.
Judge rules against gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners
U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, an appointee of Donald Trump, with a history of anti-LGBTQ+ decisions, ruled Friday that ...
NYC preschool sub reads book on gender identity to students, some parents upset
A preschool in New York City’s Upper West Side faces questions after a substitute teacher, who’s transgender, read a children ...
Biden Signed Defense Bill Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Military Kids. Here Are the Details
The legislation bans the military's health insurance provider, TRICARE, from covering gender-affirming care for minors under ...
Scots kids as young as five claim they’re trapped in wrong bodies amid ‘gender crisis’
SCHOOLKIDS as young as five are telling teachers they have gender dysphoria. Almost all areas of Scotland also have secondary ...