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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Storm Newton

Children with gender dysphoria ‘could remain on puberty blockers after trial’

Details of a trial into the use of puberty blockers in children with gender dysphoria have been published (Alamy/PA) -

Some children with gender dysphoria recruited to a trial on puberty blockers could remain on the drugs after the study ends despite them being banned in the UK to treat under-18s with the condition, researchers have said.

Experts have launched a clinical trial looking at the impact of puberty blockers, with the first patients expected to be available for recruitment in the new year.

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