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The World Health Organization Announces Transgender Guideline …

WEBOn December 18, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the final composition of the Guideline Development Group (GDG), tasked with developing …

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The World Health Organization Clarifies its Plans to Issue …

WEBOn January 15, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an updated announcement regarding its plan to develop healthcare guidelines for “trans and gender …

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The Final Cass Review and the NHS England Response SEGM

WEBThe Cass Review of England’s gender services for children and young people, initiated four years ago, culminated earlier this week in the publication of the …

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2022 Year-End-Summary SEGM

WEB2022 has been nothing short of remarkable for the field of youth gender medicine. Two leading countries in pediatric gender transition, England and Sweden, stopped or …

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Fact-Checking the HHS SEGM

WEBLast week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an official document entitled "Gender-Affirming Care and Young People". The document …

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Summary of Key Recommendations from the Swedish National …

WEBBackground. In February 2022, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) issued an update to its health care service guidelines for children and youth <18 with …

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Detransition: a Real and Growing Phenomenon SEGM

WEBMost detransitioners reported ongoing needs related to managing comorbid mental health conditions (65%), finding alternatives to medical transition (65%), and …

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One Year Since Finland Broke with WPATH "Standards of Care"

WEBA year ago, the Finnish Health Authority (PALKO/COHERE) deviated from WPATH's "Standards of Care 7," by issuing new guidelines that state that …

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The Evidence to Support Medicalised Gender Transitions in

WEBIn 2020 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), a British body which reviews the scientific underpinnings of medical treatments, looked at the …

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A Typology of Gender Detransition and Its Implications for

WEBGender detransition, broadly defined as the interruption or reversal of a gender transition process, has acquired noticeable visibility in recent years. Those who …

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Accurate transition regret and detransition rates are unknown

WEBLike all medical interventions, “gender-affirming” interventions are associated with a range of physical and mental health outcomes—both positive and …

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National Academy of Medicine in France Advises Caution in

WEBThe National Academy of Medicine in France has issued a press release in which it cautions medical practitioners that the growing cases of transgender identity in …

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NHS England Stops Prescribing Puberty Blockers and Updates its …

WEBIn March 2024, NHS England (NHSE) updated its puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones policies for gender-dysphoric youth. The release of these policies coincides with the …

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World's Largest Pediatric Gender Clinic Shut Down Due To Poor

WEBThe UK’s National Health Service will close the world’s largest pediatric gender clinic, the Gender Identity Development Service in London (GIDS) often known …

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Gender‐Affirming Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Youth: Are …

WEBTo what extent are the purported short-term psychological benefits of “gender-affirming” care, reported by some recent studies conducted by pediatric gender …

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Denmark Joins the List of Countries That Have Sharply Restricted …

WEBThe authors describe a profound change in the epidemiology of gender dysphoria in youth following the launch of the centralized pediatric gender clinic service. …

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New "20-year" Study from Amsterdam's VUmc Youth Gender …

WEBA recent study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reported demographic and treatment trends among gender-dysphoric youth seeking evaluation …

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