Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has today expressed his support for the ban on the prescription of puberty blockers in Gender Identity Clinics. The decision taken by NHS England is long overdue, and Mr Loder is calling for an investigation into the use of puberty blockers – a hormone analogue which pauses the physical changes of puberty such as breast development or facial hair.
Mr Loder said: “There’s been a sharp rise in the number of referrals of children and teenagers to gender identity services in Dorset, something which I have been deeply concerned about. There is a lack of long-term robust evidence of the effects of puberty blockers on young people, with potential long-term, irreversible implications.”
He added: “We need to see an investigation into how this form of highly damaging, pseudoscientific treatment was prescribed in the first place for children and young adults under the age of 18.”
