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 ...