Some Doctors Say Alberta Medical Association Is Wrong to Claim Puberty Blockers Are ‘Not Irreversible’

Published on February 15, 2024

In a strong statement against Alberta’s recently announced strict limits on medical transitioning for minors, the province’s medical association says “the effects of puberty-blocking agents are not irreversible.” Many doctors and recent scientific study reviews say the long-term effects of puberty blockers are not well understood and there are indications of high risk. The risk that concerns Dr. Jane Anderson most is how puberty blockers may affect brain development. “A lot of people who are promoting this transgender-affirming care forget what’s happening in the adolescent brain,” Dr. Anderson told The Epoch Times. She is vice-president of the American College of Pediatricians, an organization critical of medical transitioning and related policies that it says may harm children’s health and well-being....

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