Quote from: articleSo say draft international guidelines (pdf format) issued by the Endocrine Society this week – the first to offer advice to doctors on this controversial issue.
Quote from: articleClinics in other countries have also begun to offer the treatment, including Canada, Australia, Germany, and a handful of clinics in the US. However, it remains deeply controversial, with countries including the UK refusing to allow medical intervention until the age of 16, by which time puberty is usually in full swing.
Offering endocrine blockers at the onset of puberty is profoundly compassionate. We, of course, know that, but many in society at large don't understand the issue. I hope the international guidelines are accepted and that these guidelines help to convince other doctors and therapists to make hormone blockers available to those who need them.
I would have loved the option of blocking puberty, and I want very much our future generations to have that choice.