Swedish Hospital Halts Use of Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones, Cites Potential Long-Term Damage
By Michael W. Chapman | May 7, 2021 | 10:32am EDT
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(CNS News) -- In a prudent step in its treatment of young patients with sexual dysphoria, a prominent hospital for children in Sweden has decided to stop using puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in patients younger than 16.
The hospital cited the "lack of evidence" for the "long-term consequences of the treatments" for its decision, consequences that could include "cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, infertility, [and] increased cancer risk."
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