Trans youth will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at NHS England gender identity clinics in a “blow” to gender-affirming healthcare.

Trans youth will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at NHS England gender identity clinics in a new “blow” to gender-affirming healthcare.

Puberty blockers are a type of medicine that prevent puberty from starting by blocking the hormones – like testosterone and oestrogen – that lead to puberty-related changes in the body. In the case of trans youth, this can delay unwanted physical changes like menstruation, breast growth, voice changes or facial hair growth.

On Tuesday (12 March), NHS England confirmed the medicine, which has been described as “life-saving” medical care for trans youth, will only be available to young people as part of clinical research trials.

The government described the move as a “landmark decision”, Sky News reported. It believed such a move is in the “best interests of the child”.

  • harderian729@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1750·
    10 months ago

    Doctors can be manipulated to support an agenda, too.

    They used to classify homosexuality as a mental disorder, for example.

    They also used to recommend lobotomies as treatment for unruly wives.

    Do you think there are no instances of doctors being manipulated or corrupt in the current day? They of course have a profit incentive to get as much business as possible. It’s why you seen cosmetic surgeons lie through their teeth to manipulate vulnerable people into giving them money.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
      28·
      10 months ago

      Doctors still have a lot more experience of what works than Conservative politicians do. And if you took “it must be impossible for any doctor ever to abuse this power for corrupt ends” as the standard for approving a treatment, no treatments would ever get approved.

    • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
      241·
      10 months ago

      Doctors can be thrown in jail for supporting unnecessary care. How do I throw politicians in jail for blocking necessary care?

      • Ziixe@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        51·
        10 months ago

        Why don’t we look across the Channel and oh? What’s that? A shiny sharp guillotine? Don’t mind if we do

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      10 months ago

      Ah yes and it was famously the politicians that showed them the light. Not other doctors conducting research and presenting evidence.

      Politicians certainly never had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century of medicine.