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2 days ago

Trans youth suicides surged following NHS puberty blockers ban

Legal experts at Good Law Project revealed in a Saturday (7 February) report that deaths by suicide among trans youngsters surged to 22 in England between 2021 and 2022. The number is nearly six times higher than reported deaths in 2020-21, according to its freedom of information (FOI) data, with at least four trans and non-binary young people in 2020-21. Comparatively, the number of reported deaths went down by one between 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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2 months ago

Two UK clinical trials to assess impact of puberty blockers in young people

Two UK studies will investigate puberty blockers' effects on young people with gender incongruence, with routine use confined to research settings.
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