Evidence Based Resources on Gender Medicine
There has been a significant amount of research into, and media coverage of, “gender affirming care” over the last number of years. However, this coverage has been remarkably biased in favour of “affirmation”, without an examination of the evidence-base.
There has been a long march through the institutions, and many organisations and outlets who may remain credible on other issues are captured on the subject of gender identity and sex trait modification. It is exceedingly difficult for sex realist and gender critical voices to find a platform, whether in the main stream media or in academic publishing. As a result, such voices have been forced onto new media, such as podcasts, Substack, YouTube, and new publications such as the Free Press.
On this page, FDNHSA provides links to trusted and evidence-based resources that highlight some of the key issues surrounding the promotion of “gender affirming care.”
These resources include systematic reviews, academic papers and articles frm the independent media, as well as video presentations and documentaries.
Evidence Reviews
2025
Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices is a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
England: The CASS Review
England. Peer reviewed systematic reviews commissioned to inform the work of the CASS Review are all available open access here.
Other International Reviews
Critiques of Gender Affirming Care and the Transgender Phenomenon
Australian Doctors Federation. Gender Dysphoria in Children, featuring Helen Joyce, Jillian Spencer, Andrew Amos & John Whitehall.
Desexing Society EP08 – What Next?
‘Gender-Affirming Care Is Dangerous. I Know Because I Helped Pioneer It.’
Managing Gender Dysphoria in Children. A Need for Caution.
The Times View on Treating Gender with Drugs: Quack Medicine.
Australian Psychiatrist: concerns re: the affirmation model for children with gender dysphoria. (Video)
The trans fad. A new study has shown that most gender-confused kids grow out of it.
Transgender Research: Five Things Every Parent and Policy-Maker Should Know.
Science, the Transgender Phenomenon, and the Young | Abigail Shrier. (Video)
The New Epidemiological Trend: Acute Adolescent Onset in Females
Informed Consent
Informed consent and childhood gender dysphoria: emerging complexities in diagnosis and treatment.
Reconsidering Informed Consent for Trans-Identified Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults.
Puberty Blockers
The impact of suppressing puberty on neuropsychological function: A review.
The Effect of Puberty Blockers on the Teenage Brain | Sallie Baxendale. (Video)
Desistance, Detransition and Regret
As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do.
Iatrogenic Harm in Gender Medicine.
The Detransition Rate Is Unknown.
Transition Regret and Detransition: Meanings and Uncertainties.
The Wounds That Won’t Heal | Detransitioner Chloe Cole (Video)
The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our Sisters. (Video)
DETRANS: The Dangers of Gender-Affirming Care. (Video)
The Lost Boys: Searching for Manhood. (Video)
Suicide Narrative
On Suicide Rates in children and adolescents with gender dysphoria.
The WPath Files
The WPATH Files: ‘One of the Biggest Medical Scandals of the Century’ | Free Speech Nation. (Video)
Alternative Approaches
A Clinical Guide for Therapists Working with Gender-Questioning Youth.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy for gender dysphoria is not conversion therapy.