And again:
Scotland’s gender clinic for children has apologised for a six-month delay in publishing revised guidance on the potential harm of puberty blockers.
The Sandyford clinic in Glasgow removed an online leaflet in June after a parent complained that it failed to recognise that powerful drugs halting development of breasts or facial hair could have long-term health effects.
It followed an admission by NHS England that the impact of such drugs on the development of the teenage brain or children’s bones is unknown.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde promised that the guidance, which stated that puberty blockers were fully reversible, would be revised. It issued an apology on Friday after fresh concerns were raised by the parent that an updated version had not been published. “A leaflet previously published on the Sandyford website about hormone blockers has since been removed, and we apologise for any confusion,” said a spokeswoman.
After being reassured that puberty blockers were quite harmless and reversible – just giving those poor children a breathing space – it now turns out that not only are they damaging, but that all these clinics were well aware of the problems, but didn't want to admit what they knew.
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