<p>The Florida Department of Health issued guidance Wednesday taking a stand against &#8220;irreversible&#8221; transgender treatments for children, warning that such procedures present an &#8220;unacceptably high risk of doing harm.&#8221;</p>
<p>Gender reassignment surgery, puberty blockers, and hormone therapy should not be treatment options for either children or adolescents, <a href="https://www.floridahealth.gov/_documents/newsroom/press-releases/2022/04/20220420-gender-dysphoria-guidance.pdf?utm_source=floridahealth.gov&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=newsroom&amp;utm_content=article&amp;url_trace_7f2r5y6=https://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2022/04/20220420-gender-dysphoria-press-release.pr.html">according to the guidance,</a> which repeatedly refers to their &#8220;potentially irreversible consequences.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Based on the currently available evidence, &#8216;encouraging mastectomy, ovariectomy, uterine extirpation, penile disablement, tracheal shave, the prescription of hormones which are out of line with the genetic make-up of the child, or puberty blockers, are all clinical practices which run an unacceptably high risk of doing harm,'&#8221; the guidance said.</p>
<p>Rather, the guidance notes, &#8220;children and adolescents should be provided social support by peers and family and seek counseling from a licensed provider.&#8221;</p>
<p>The department&#8217;s guidance uses the &#8220;most up-to-date scientific data available, and it prioritizes the overall health and well-being of Florida&#8217;s children and adolescents,&#8221; the Florida Department of Health <a href="https://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2022/04/20220420-gender-dysphoria-press-release.pr.html">said in a press release</a>.</p>
<p>That press release notes that countries like Sweden, Finland, France, and the United Kingdom are &#8220;currently reviewing, reevaluating, stopping, or advising caution on the treatment of gender dysphoria in children and adolescents.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The federal government&#8217;s medical establishment releasing guidance failing at the most basic level of academic rigor shows that this was never about health care,&#8221; State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said in a statement.</p>
<p>&#8220;It was about injecting political ideology into the health of our children,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Children experiencing gender dysphoria should be supported by family and seek counseling, not pushed into an irreversible decision before they reach 18.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to the Florida Department of Health, &#8220;current evidence does not support the use of puberty blockers, hormone treatments, or surgical procedures for children and adolescents.&#8221;</p>
<p>The guidance draws on a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-early-trans-surgeries-hormones-are-crucial-for-kids-teens-who-identify-as-trans">recently released</a> White House messaging claiming that &#8220;early” transgender surgeries, hormone treatment, and affirmations are “crucial” for the health of kids and teens who identify as transgender and nonbinary.</p>
<p>“Gender-affirming care is a supportive form of healthcare,” a messaging sheet from the office of the assistant secretary for health says. “It consists of an array of services that may include medical, surgical, mental health, and non-medical services for transgender and nonbinary people.”</p>
<p>Gender-affirming care is <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/14/walt-heyer-lgbtq-transgender/">a phrase</a> used by transgender activists and media to mask the more grisly sounding transgender top and bottom surgeries, including removing a biological women’s breasts, removing a biological man’s genitals, sculpting a fake penis on a biological woman, facial feminization or facial masculinization, and more.</p>
<p>Social affirmation, puberty blockers, and hormones also fall under the “gender-affirming care” umbrella.</p>
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<p>“For transgender and nonbinary children and adolescents, early gender-affirming care is crucial to overall health and well-being as it allows the child or adolescent to focus on social transitions and can increase their confidence while navigating the healthcare system,” the White House messaging said.</p>
<p>Transgender surgeries, hormones, and affirmations are necessary, the White House claimed, because these procedures have been “shown to increase positive outcomes for transgender and nonbinary children and adolescents.”</p>
<p>“Gender-affirming care is patient-centered and treats individuals holistically, aligning their outward, physical traits with their gender identity,” the White House messaging sheet continued.</p>
<p>The Florida Department of Health guidance notes that 80% of those seeking clinical care will ultimately lose their desire to identify with a sex not aligned with their birth.</p>
<p>It also highlights &#8220;the importance of puberty to brain development, with the pre-frontal cortex (which is responsible for executive functions, such as decision making) continuing to develop until <img decoding="async" class="icon-image" src="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/all/themes/project_h/css/images/exit_disclaimer.png" alt="Department's guidance is available here" longdesc="https://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2022/04/exit%20disclaimer%20icon%20%7C%20icon%20is%20an%20hhs.gov%20asset" border="0" /><a class="OutboundLink oddz" title="approximately 25 years of age, | WebSite | opens a new window" href="https://www.dovepress.com/maturation-of-the-adolescent-brain-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDT?utm_source=floridahealth.gov&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=newsroom&amp;utm_content=article&amp;url_trace_7f2r5y6=https://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2022/04/20220420-gender-dysphoria-press-release.pr.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="underline">a</span>pp<span class="underline">roximatel</span>y<span class="underline"> 25 </span>y<span class="underline">ears of a</span>g<span class="underline">e</span></a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>Similarly, the department emphasizes that trans procedures may have &#8220;irreversible consequences,&#8221; including but not limited to &#8220;cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, infertility, increased cancer risk, and thrombosis.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Systematic reviews on hormonal treatment for young people show a trend of low-quality evidence, small sample sizes, and medium to high risk of bias,&#8221; the guidance said. &#8220;A paper published in the International Review of Psychiatry states that 80% of those seeking clinical care will lose their desire to identify with the nonbirth sex.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;One review concludes that &#8216;hormonal treatments for transgender adolescents can achieve their intended physical effects, but evidence regarding their psychosocial and cognitive impact is generally lacking,'&#8221; the guidance continued.</p>
<p>The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.</p>
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