U.K. indefinitely bans puberty blockers for people under 18

An emergency ban on hormones used to suppress puberty in transgender young people in the U.K. has been extended indefinitely, the government said.

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U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Teens Indefinitely

A freeze placed this year on their use to treat gender dysphoria will remain in place for young people under 18, except in clinical trials, Britain’s government said.
The New York Times - 11h
Britain indefinitely bans puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria

The British government has indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria after independent experts found there was an unacceptable safety risk in prescribing the medication
ABC News - 1d
Britain bans puberty blockers for transgender minors

The United Kingdom on Wednesday indefinitely banned new prescriptions of puberty blockers to treat minors for gender dysphoria.
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Scotland to follow UK under-18 puberty blocker ban

The temporary ban on drugs being given to under-18s questioning their gender identity had already been extended twice.
BBC News - 23h
Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK

Health secretary says emergency measures banning sale and supply for gender dysphoria will be made indefinite after expert advice. Puberty blockers for under-18s with gender dysphoria will be ...
The Guardian - 23h
Britain indefinitely bans puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria

The British government has indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria after independent experts found there was an unacceptable safety risk in prescribing the medication
ABC News - 1d
Indefinite ban on puberty blockers for under-18s to be introduced

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the way the drugs have been used is a "scandal" following a review.
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Republican senators launch inquiry into unpublished NIH study on puberty blockers for trans youth

Six Republican senators in a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli said they are “concerned about the transparency” of studies funded by the NIH, the federal ...
The Hill - 5d
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U.K. indefinitely bans puberty blockers for people under 18

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U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Teens Indefinitely

Britain indefinitely bans puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria

Britain bans puberty blockers for transgender minors

Scotland to follow UK under-18 puberty blocker ban

Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK

Britain indefinitely bans puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria

Indefinite ban on puberty blockers for under-18s to be introduced

Republican senators launch inquiry into unpublished NIH study on puberty blockers for trans youth

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