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Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials

Lords · Question HL5589 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Deech

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of the puberty blocker clinical trial to be undertaken by the NHS this year; and whether the trial is compatible with the indefinite ban on puberty blockers for under-18s announc

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 27 Mar 2025

The Cass Review, which was the most robust evaluation of gender healthcare in the United Kingdom to date, took stock of all the available evidence regarding use of puberty blockers and concluded that, at present, there is insufficient evidence to support ...