Following the release of England's Cass Review, Scotland's NHS (National Health Service) has paused prescribing puberty blockers to children referred by its specialist gender clinic, the BBC reported.
Also, Glasgow's Sandyford clinic said new patients aged 16 or 17 would no longer receive other hormone treatments until they were 18.
In addition, the Welsh government confirmed that puberty blockers will not be prescribed moving forward following the release of the review, according to Wales Online. However, those already on puberty blockers are not affected by this change, and the decision whether to stop taking them will be up to the individual to discuss with their doctor and family.
Dr. Hilary Cass' review said children had been let down by a lack of research and there was "remarkably weak" evidence on medical interventions. NHS England confirmed it would stop prescribing puberty blockers in March.
In Scotland, 43 patients will continue to receive either puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones such as testosterone or estrogen.
—Andrew Davis