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Uppdaterade rekommendationer för hormonbehandling vid könsdysfori hos unga

Why this source is used

Official Socialstyrelsen press release (22 February 2022) announcing updated national recommendations restricting puberty blockers and hormonal treatment for under-18s to exceptional cases within clinical research. Full knowledge support (Artikelnummer 2022-12-8302) published December 2022.

Source Status

Publisher
Socialstyrelsen (Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare)
Type
government
Reliability
high
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1 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/om-socialstyrelsen/pressrum/press/uppdaterade-rekommendationer-for-hormonbehandling-vid-konsdysfori-hos-unga/ Accessed 12 August 2026

Used by Timeline Events

22 February 2022 HealthInternationalTrans

Sweden Restricts Puberty Blockers to Research Settings Nationally

Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare published national guidelines concluding that the risks of puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormonal treatment for under-18s were likely to outweigh the expected benefits. Hormonal treatments were restricted to ethically approved research settings only, following Karolinska Hospital's earlier policy shift and citing evidence reviews from both Sweden and the UK.