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Italy Joins the List of Countries Recommending Restrictions on Puberty Blockers for Gender Dysphroia
The Italian National Bioethics Committee (CNB) recommends psychotherapy as first line of treatment and restrictions on puberty blockers to controlled trials
The CNB held a series of hearings inviting a number of scientific societies in Italy, including the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SIGO); Italian Psychoanalytic Society (SPI); Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP); Italian Society of Gender, Identity and Health (SIGIS); Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (SIEDP); Italian Society of Andrology and Medicine of Sexuality (SIAMS); Italian Society of Neuropsychiatry; of Childhood and Adolescence (SINPIA); and Italian Society of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (SITCC). The CNB noted a plurality of views expressed, which reflect the state of international debates. Based on the information gathered in the hearing, the CNB concluded that there is "insufficiency of scientific data on the use of puberty blockers," noting that the research conducted to date is "inadequate to the objective."
https://segm.org/Italy-Puberty-Blockers-Therapy-Bioethics