# Gender Affirming Care in Exile: The Trials

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Podcast: [The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast-491560)
Published: 2026-05-04T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Medical societies are reversing decades of support for gender-affirming care in youth — but is it the science driving the shift, or the politics? This episode walks through the evidence, from randomized trials to regret rates, and finds a more complicated picture than either side presents. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 05/04/2026 Duration: 13 minutes, 09 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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