Some say too many transgender kids are given hormones. Data finds otherwise.
A new study found less than .1% of transgender and gender-diverse teens are prescribed puberty blockers or gender-affirming ...
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How Often 'Or Not' Is Hormone Therapy Prescribed?
About 3.3% of US high school students identify as transgenders and an additional 2.2% have questioned if they were at the ...
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Here’s the Real Number of Children Receiving Gender-Affirming Medical Treatment
The researchers analyzed insurance claims data for 5.1 million youth who fell into the 8–17 age bracket at any point between ...
Fewer Than 0.1 Percent of Teens Receive Gender-Affirming Care, Study Shows
The findings, published in JAMA Pediatrics, suggest that fewer than 0.1% of all youth in the database received these medications. Only 926 adolescents were prescribed puberty blockers, and 1,927 ...