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.

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Less than 0.1% of U.S. minors take gender-affirming medication, study finds

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