Dr. Michael Laidlaw: Medical Consequences of Hormonal & Surgical Intervention in Dysphoric Kids

On Feb 21, 2023 the Florida House Health & Human Services Committee heard testimony from licensed pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Michael Laidlaw on the subject of the medical consequences of hormonal and surgical intervention in kids with gender dysphoria.

00:00 Intro
00:00 Dr. Michael Laidlaw
00:35 Definitions
01:02 Diagnostic Dilemma
01:35 Basic Biology on Sex
02:06 Gender Affirmative Therapy Stages
02:22 Long Term Mortality in Sweden
02:56 Action of Puberty Blockers
03:37 Cross-Sex Hormones
04:27 Side Effects of Cross-Sex Hormones
05:56 Surgery - Mastectomy
06:31 Surgery on Minors
06:43 Surgery - Penile Inversion Complications after Puberty Blockers
07:18 Surgery - Phalloplasty
07:46 Endocrine Society Guidelines
08:42 WPATH Standards of Care
09:31 Exploratory Therapy
09:57 Affirmative Therapy is NOT a Standard of Care

Source: https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/2-21-23-house-health-human-services-committee/