NIH-funded longitudinal study (approx. $8M+ across 2015-2025) of early medical treatment in transgender youth. Its puberty-blocker cohort's mental-health outcomes remained unpublished as of October 2024, drawing congressional scrutiny (MMA-37).
The Impact of Early Medical Treatment in Transgender Youth; PI Olson-Kennedy; Children's Hospital Los Angeles; FY2024 award $953,807; cohorts of 95 GnRH-agonist-treated and 316 gender-affirming-hormone-treated youth
NIH-funded longitudinal study (approx. $8M+ across 2015-2025) of early medical treatment in transgender youth. Its puberty-blocker cohort's mental-health outcomes remained unpublished as of October 2024, drawing congressional scrutiny (MMA-37).