Healthcare Innovation November 21, 2025
Amid political and medical disagreements, the report emphasizes potential health risks
On November 19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the study Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices. The report, released through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, finds that the harms from sex-rejecting procedures — including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical operations — are significant.
According to the press release, these conclusions support the findings of President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Commission that unnecessary procedures and long-term health risks, such as infertility, are a result of the overmedicalization of children.
While National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., stated that the report marks...
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