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Puberty blockers to be given only in clinical research (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 1 year ago by Speckle@lemmy.world to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org
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I'm really wondering about the future of trans health care in the UK. I can understand the need for clinical trials and it's a real shame they haven't been done yet, but what is being done about the excessive wait times for people to even get an assessment?

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[–] Veraticus@lib.lgbt 5 points 1 year ago

Yes; this is especially annoying because there is evidence, and it's good, but motivated gatekeepers have put the goalposts roughly into the orbit of Pluto.