"NHS England is "separately reviewing the evidence for the use of MAF in adults with gender dysphoria" with the aim of launching a consultation on its findings in late 2026. A separate section clarifies that its ban on new prescriptions will only apply to youth gender services, adding that the NHS will continue to prescribe hormones for adult patients in its gender identity clinics (GICs)."
"The public health service confirmed the evidence review and several others in a report published as part of an upcoming public consultation into proposed changes to NHS youth gender services. The Equality and Health Inequalities Impact Assessment (EHIA) report was published after NHS England announced the decision to ban new masculinising and feminising (MAF) hormone prescriptions for under-18s, claiming the evidence for the medication's benefits are "really weak.""
"The array of recommendations, as well as the ban, were brought as officials continue the process of applying proposals made by Dr Hilary Cass in her controversial four-year review of NHS youth gender services, published in 2024. The evidence review is one of ten commissioned by NHS England that will review the benefits and drawbacks of its gender-affirming care provision."
NHS England announced a ban on new masculinising and feminising (MAF) hormone prescriptions for transgender youth under 18, claiming insufficient evidence for their benefits. The public health service is conducting a separate evidence review on MAF hormone effectiveness for transgender adults, with consultation findings expected in late 2026. The ban applies only to youth gender services; adult gender identity clinics will continue prescribing hormones. This decision follows recommendations from Dr Hilary Cass's 2024 review of NHS youth gender services. NHS England commissioned ten evidence reviews examining benefits and drawbacks of gender-affirming care provision.
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