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Delayed puberty blocker clinical trial to start next year in England



Several thousand children and young people who are questioning their gender identity may participatePatients will not start being recruited into the first clinical trial to examine the effects of puberty blocking drugs until early next year, months later than planned, NHS England has admitted.The trial, which will study the “potential benefits and harms of puberty suppressing hormones for children and young people”, was originally due to start later this year. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/07/delayed-puberty-blocker-clinical-trial-to-start-next-year-in-england

Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Publish date : 2024-08-07 18:51:25

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