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Yale Pediatric Gender Program

February 12, 2025
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When a child has questions or concerns related to gender, the entire family is affected.

We are a safe, supportive resource and support center for children, adolescents, and young adults who are exploring their gender identity, as well as for their families.

We provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary care for youth who are questioning their assigned gender and/or seeking gender-affirming consultation and care. Our multidisciplinary team includes pediatric endocrinologists, a psychologist, psychiatrists, a medical ethicist, and a lawyer. We work closely together, and also consult with a wide array of specialists. Together, we are committed to providing care in compassionate and respectful ways.

Our clinicians follow current medical protocols, which do not allow for either surgery or drug therapy for prepubescent children. Social transition is the only medically accepted form of gender-affirming care—and the only form of care we provide—for that age group.

 
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