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The Times- Dr Helen Webberley: We meet children’s need for gender-change hormones

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Dr Helen Webberley: We meet children’s need for gender-change hormones The GenderGP founder on the Cass report, her battle with the establishment and why she supports the continued use of puberty blockers Dr Helen Webberley, a transgender advocate, co-founded GenderGP but faces opposition JOSHUA BRATT FOR THE TIMES James Beal , Social Affairs Editor Friday June 28 2024, 10.00pm BST, The Times D r Helen Webberley would not divulge the exact number of children in the UK using her online gender clinic — but she did say that overall patient numbers were staggeringly high. The former GP from south Wales said that there were “definitely” more than 10,000 people of all ages, including children, on the books of GenderGP. How many patients has the  controversial clinic  — which facilitates treatment for children as young as eight — seen since its inception in 2015? “I don’t know the numbers — but 10, 20, 30,000?” she said. “It’s just huge, and obviously not just from the UK. We have pe...

The Times- Doctor who gives puberty blockers to trans children loses licence

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  Doctor who gives puberty blockers to trans children loses licence Helen Webberley says that her GenderGP business has 10,000 patients but denies that she is treating them personally Dr Helen Webberley said that her licence had been revoked on a technicality ADRIAN SHERRATT FOR THE TIMES The General Medical Council has revoked the licence to practise of a controversial British doctor whose offshore clinic treats transgender children. Dr Helen Webberley, 55, will lose her licence in Britain from Friday but will remain on the GMC’s register, following the decision by the medical regulator. The decision was made by the GMC after she did not comply with a registered doctor’s legal obligation to revalidate their licence every five years. Webberley runs GenderGP , an online company registered in Singapore, which facilitates access to puberty blockers and hormones for adults and children. She told The Times that the decision would not prevent her from continuing in her role at GenderGP a...