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JOY Drive

25 Mar 2024

The Trans Health Research Group at the Uni of Melb & England’s NHS on puberty blockers for children

Health

The Trans Health Research Group at the Uni of Melb & England’s NHS on puberty blockers for children

The UK’s NHS announced that it will not routinely prescribe puberty blockers for children and young people experiencing gender dysphoria after research collected by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in 2020 raised concerns of uncertainty in the treatment’s efficacy and potential side effects.

Guest: Ada Cheung – Principal Research Fellow in Endocrinology, Medicine at Austin Health

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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