On cross-sex hormones

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Existing research does not verify “the assumed psychosocial and mental health benefits of cross-sex hormones initiated during developmental years” either, she argued. Gender medicine seems to be acting outside of medical norms: “No other medical field performs irreversible treatments before the age of 25 years in Sweden”, Prof Dahlgren said, adding that she is “not aware” of any condition in children that needs cross-sex hormone treatment. “However,” she also wrote, “some disorders of sex development (DSD) may need complementary sex hormone treatment.” Both expert reports were highly critical of the model provided by overseas prescribers of hormones. It was “unsafe and irresponsible”, Kaltiala said.

It could hardly be more damning. This is what "gender-affirming care" really means. Prescribing these drugs to teenage children – or younger – is a grotesque breach of everything medicine should be about. Streeting can surely not ignore this.

Last word to JKR:

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