Children as young as 10 to rate private body parts in puberty blocker trial
226 children aged 10+ asked to rate private body parts in controversial puberty‑blocker trial.
The UK pilot trial will have 226 children aged 10 or older assess their private body parts in school clinics under doctor supervision as part of a controversial puberty‑blocker study. Officials say ratings help gauge the psychological impact of early hormone suppression and aim to refine medical guidelines. Children fill a simple questionnaire about feelings when looking at photos of genital and breast development. The pilot, launched 21 January 2026 by the NHS and the Society for Gender and Sexual Health, will run for nine months across three primary schools in Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh. Critics argue the exercise risks trauma and breaches privacy, while proponents claim it enables early detection of distress.
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