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Nuray Bulbul and Emma Loffhagen

What are puberty blockers? UK government bans sale of medications to under-18s

A trial into the effects of puberty blockers is expected to begin from early 2025 - (Alamy / PA)

Health secretary Wes Streeting has said the ban on providing puberty blockers to under-18s who are unsure of their gender identity will be permanently implemented.

Mr Streeting called the manner the medications had been used a “scandal” and informed MPs that, after consulting with the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), he was making the temporary ban that had been put in place in May permanent throughout the UK.

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