Fewer than 1 in 1,000 U.S. adolescents receive gender-affirming medications: researchers


By Xia Lin

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- As U.S. lawmakers debate issues around health care for transgender youth, it's been difficult to determine the number of young people receiving gender-affirming medications, leaving room for exaggerated and false claims.

"Now, a medical journal has published the most reliable estimate yet and the numbers are low, reflecting more clearly on medical practices now being weighed by the U.S. Supreme Court," reported The Associated Press on Monday.

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