More US hospitals finish gender-affirming look after minors. How this may increasingly affect sufferers

Two U.S. hospitals are the most recent to announce that they’re ending some, or all, of their pediatric gender care providers. Some consultants say sufferers might be harmed.

Kaiser Permanente, a well being care firm that manages 40 hospitals throughout a number of states — together with California, Oregon and Virginia — stated it’s pausing gender-related surgical procedures for sufferers underneath age 18 on Aug. 29. It famous that different gender-related care will proceed.

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. stated it would additionally cease prescribing gender-affirming drugs on Aug. 30. It follows a transfer the hospital made in late January to pause all puberty-blockers and hormone prescriptions for minors.