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Transgender adults experience less distress after gender-confirming care access as teens
Among transgender adults who received gender-confirming care as adolescents, those living in transgender-supportive states are less likely to avoid health care than those who live in unsupportive states, according to study data.
Bone density rebounds for transgender people during gender-confirming hormone therapy
Transgender people who use gender-confirming hormone therapy long term have increases in bone mineral density back to levels observed before pubertal suppression, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Half of US youths lack nearby access to gender-confirming care due to state restrictions
Government-enacted restrictions have resulted in about half of U.S. children and adolescents aged 10 to 17 years living more than 1 hour from a clinic offering gender-confirming care, according to a research letter published in JAMA.
Most transgender adolescents continue to use gender-affirming hormones in adulthood
Most transgender adolescents who used pubertal blockers and were later prescribed gender-affirming hormone therapy in the Netherlands continued to use hormones as adults, according to data published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
Low BMD z scores common among gender-affirming youths prior to treatment
About 30% of a cohort of gender-diverse youths had low whole-body bone mineral density z scores prior to initiation of puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones, according to findings published in Transgender Health.
Low income, lack of family support delay gender-affirming hormone therapies for youths
Low income, Medicaid insurance and lack of family support were among the factors associated with transgender and nonbinary youths experiencing delays in receiving puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones, according to study data.
AACE ‘strongly opposes’ government policies prohibiting transgender care for adolescents
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology is opposing legislation to limit access to transgender care for adolescents and criminalize health care professionals providing transgender care for youths, according to a press release.
Endocrine Society condemns Texas directive defining gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse’
The Endocrine Society is condemning a new directive issued by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defining gender care for adolescents as “child abuse,” according to a press release from the organization.
Arkansas outlaws gender-affirming treatment for minors, prompting outcry from providers
Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to outlaw any gender-affirming medical treatments for minors who may be transgender, overriding a veto from the governor and prompting outcry from providers and advocates.