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Trans youth will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at NHS England gender identity clinics in a new “blow” to gender-affirming healthcare.

Puberty blockers are a type of medicine that prevent puberty from starting by blocking the hormones – like testosterone and oestrogen – that lead to puberty-related changes in the body. In the case of trans youth, this can delay unwanted physical changes like menstruation, breast growth, voice changes or facial hair growth.

On Tuesday (12 March), NHS England confirmed the medicine, which has been described as “life-saving” medical care for trans youth, will only be available to young people as part of clinical research trials.

The government described the move as a “landmark decision”, Sky News reported. It believed such a move is in the “best interests of the child”.

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[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You know puberty blockers aren't permanent right? Stop taking them, and then puberty happens. But once you've gone through puberty, there's no undoing that. That's where the harm is, in forcing someone to undergo changes they know they don't want.

[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Anti-trans people will not be swayed by facts, they want their hated other and they've made their choice.

The only thing we can do is try and limit their damage

[–] DarkroomDoc@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 months ago

This is only true of GnRH related medications. Use of hormones as well as more effects. Just to be clear.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6626312/