The Karolinska Hospital in Sweden has issued a policy statement regarding treatment of gender dysphoric minors at its pediatric gender services division. This policy ends the practice of prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors <16. /1 https://segm.org/Sweden_ends_use_of_Dutch_protocol">https://segm.org/Sweden_en...

Sweden becomes the first country to stop the use of the "Dutch protocol" for treating gender dysphoric minors over concerns of medical harm and low certainty of benefit. Other countries (UK, Finland) are also moving away from medicalizing minors. /2

As international awareness of the low quality of evidence behind "gender-affirming" hormonal interventions grows, the focus is expected to shift to non-invasive options for ameliorating the distress of gender-dysphoric minors, including psychological treatment and support. /3