BSPED Statement on the management of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) in Children & Adolescents
The British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) has published its amended statement on caring for children and adolescents with gender identity disorder. It permits flexibility and deviation from “current practice”, without defining what that is. Nonetheless, the statement opens the way for adolescents who experience profound and persistent gender dysphoria to be offered early suspension of puberty.
Document: Statement on the management of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) in Children & Adolescents (PDF, 74KB)