Overview

• Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy leads a $10 million study at the largest youth gender clinic in the U.S., focusing on the effects of puberty blockers and hormones on young children with gender dysphoria.
• The study, involving nearly 100 children with an average age of 11, found no mental health improvements from treatments, but noted lasting side effects like sexual dysfunction.
• Olson-Kennedy has not published the results, stating concerns about the findings being 'weaponized' in political debates.
• Past studies, such as a 2011 British research, also delayed publication due to similar concerns, despite finding no mental health benefits from medical interventions.
• The debate over transgender medical treatments for minors continues, with some countries like the UK restricting such treatments to controlled trials amid questions about their scientific basis.