Medical Observer Opinion

The difficulties of conducting ethical trials on puberty-blocking drugs

Professor Julian Savulescu
Professor Julian Savulescu
Professor Savulescu is a visiting professor in biomedical ethics at Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Uehiro chair in practical ethics at the University of Oxford.
2nd August 2019

It was recently reported that a major UK puberty-blocking trial is under investigation. Doctors at a London clinic provided drugs to block the development of puberty in young adolescents with gender dysphoria.

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