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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Carla K. Johnson

Fewer than 1 in 1,000 US adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, researchers find

Transgender Youth-Medications - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

As U.S. lawmakers debate issues around health care for transgender youth, it’s been difficult to determine the number of young people receiving gender-affirming medications, leaving room for exaggerated and false claims.

Now, a medical journal has published the most reliable estimate yet and the numbers are low, reflecting more clearly on medical practices now being weighed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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