HHS review says US medical boards failed children with gender dysphoria

U.S. medical professionals and associations have failed children and adolescents struggling with gender dysphoria, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a report released Thursday. 

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, chairman of the medical advocacy group Do No Harm that advocates against medical transition for minors, praised the report on social media Thursday morning. 

“It is clearer now more than ever that we must end this misguided practice and replace it with evidence-based treatment for gender confused kids,” Goldfarb said. 

According to Do No Harm’s database, which uses insurance information to identify the number of children receiving medical interventions for gender transition, nearly 14,000 minors in the United States underwent medical sex change treatments between 2019 and 2023.

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