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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

NHS England pauses new referrals for masculinising or feminising hormone treatment in under-18s

Teenager takes a pill.
NHS England says patients under 18 currently using the treatment may continue to do so. Photograph: Ian Francis/Alamy

The NHS is pausing new referrals for masculinising or feminising hormone treatment for 16 and 17-year-olds after an in-depth review found there was insufficient evidence to support its continued use.

Prescriptions for hormones had been available in England for under-18s with a diagnosis of gender incongruence or dysphoria who met certain criteria.

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