Scottish Gender Clinic Cuts Off Puberty Blockers

A Scottish gender clinic for minors announced Thursday that it would no longer be prescribing puberty blockers for patients under the age of 18.

The Sandyford clinic, which is the only clinic in Scotland that prescribes puberty blockers for minors, said that it would not be accepting new 16 and 17-year-old patients for hormone therapy until they turn 18, according to the announcement. The clinic cited the National Health Service (NHS) of England’s decision in March to ban puberty blockers for minors and the publication of the Cass Review on April 10, which found “weak evidence” for giving puberty blockers to children.

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“This service update follows research from NHS England and the publication of the Cass Review while we work with the Scottish Government to engage in research with NHS England that will generate evidence of safety and long-term impact for therapies,” the announcement reads.

The clinic noted that current patients on hormone therapy will have “no change” to their treatment.

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