Review finds no misconduct at Missouri trans youth clinic

TL;DR

(AP) — A Missouri university said Friday that an internal review has found allegations of improper care at a center for young transgender patients were “unsubstantiated,” after a former employee made claims of poor treatment — leading the state’s attorney general to investigate. The former employee in February claimed Washington University Transgender Center is too quick to prescribe puberty blockers and hormones, does not do enough to educate parents and children before providing care, does not track negative side effects, and does not have adequate wraparound services for mental health care. The Transgender Center stopped referring minors for gender-affirming surgeries elsewhere beginning in late 2018 but still gives patients the names of surgeons who provide that care upon request

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