NHS Pledges to Review Cross-Sex Hormone Prescriptions

NHS England has pledged to review the prescription of cross-sex hormones for over-16s in a letter to the author of a damning report into the “gender identity” services offered to children and young people. The health service has already banned the prescription of puberty blockers for children under 16—unless taken as part of a medical trial—but is still prescribing feminising and masculinising drugs for young people in the 16–25 age group, as well as for older adults. Cross-sex hormones can cause a raft of health problems, as well as infertility and irreversible physical changes, meaning those who change their mind about trying to present as the opposite sex can be left with a lifetime of regret....