Gender-affirming hormone therapy improves the mental health of transgender adolescents and teenagers, a new study pubished in the New England Journal of Medicine showed.
VIDEO: ‘For trans people, it's safety and security.’: Mia on gender affirming surgeriesadolescents and teenagers, a new study released Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine showed.
The study tracked over 300 trans and nonbinary youth across the country for two years as they took testosterone or estradiol to help their physical appearance align more closely with their gender. The participants were in various stages of puberty. The report found that depression and anxiety symptoms decreased for trans adolescents and teenagers, and life satisfaction increased after starting and continuing gender-affirming hormone therapy.have reached similar conclusions, but this is one of the larger studies to date.
The findings highlight what activists say are the dangers of denying trans adolescents and teens gender-affirming medical care, which has been under attack in states across the country. At least 11 states have introduced bills for the 2023 legislative sessions that would ban or restrict the use of hormone therapy for trans people. States like Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Arizona,
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