Puberty blockers are among the most-misunderstood – and most-targeted – form of gender-affirming care, and that’s no coincidence. Often referred to as hormone suppressants, they are a form of ...

Puberty blockers will be tested on children with gender dysphoria, researchers have announced, after a major independent inquiry led to the overhaul of NHS gender services. Researchers from King's ...

A clinical trial into puberty blockers for children has been paused. It comes after the medicines regulator warned the trial should have a minimum age limit of 14. The Medicines and Healthcare ...

During puberty, all kinds of hormonal changes take place in the body, which lead to the development of external sexual characteristics, such as breast growth, a lower voice or body hair growth. For ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand said on Wednesday it was banning new prescriptions of puberty blocking drugs for young transgender people, in a move that critics warned could worsen the mental ...

The results of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health on the mental effects of puberty blockers on gender dysphoric youth were unceremoniously posted online last month following months of ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the medical world is in the grip of a new and uniquely polarised culture war over transgender healthcare. Last week, NHS England announced that, with immediate ...

With the Supreme Court’s ratifying Tennessee’s ban on trans-care for youth despite conflicting science and international discord over their safety, society is faced with a broader concern: who decides ...