The number of children placed on puberty blockers for ‘gender-affirming care’ has doubled in the UK in a year despite the government-run National Health Service saying it would stop the practice outside of clinical trials.
The Telegraph reports that at least 100 children, some as young as 12, have been given the drugs since July 2022 regardless of the NHS’ decision that month to stop doing so based on a damning review by Dr Hilary Cass, former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Dr Cass warned that puberty blockers could permanently disrupt the brain development of adolescents, and irreversibly rewire neural circuits.
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Cass also charged that Tavistock clinic, where the ‘treatment’ is carried out, operates an “affirmative, non-exploratory approach”, diagnosing children with gender dysphoria without proper oversight.
NHS England agreed with Cass’ findings and announced that “due to the significant uncertainties surrounding the use of hormone treatments” puberty blockers for children would be halted.
The report notes that Freedom of Information requests for referrals from Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service have revealed that hasn’t happened.
The figures also do not include those given the drugs by GPs or privately and are likely to be much higher.
Commenting on the findings, Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley charged that “This demonstrates that the culture war is more important than the medical war.”
