Getting trans youth care right prevents the need for surgery
Helen explains how proper early intervention with puberty blockers can prevent unwanted physical changes, reducing the need for future surgeries and the distress that comes from developing unwanted secondary sex characteristics
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Dr Helen Webberley, Gender Specialist and Medical Educator
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