[Daily Caller] "It’s fairly important to recognize that what is being put forward with the goal of truly helping these individuals that are suffering is based on very poor science and any effort to draw attention to the poor science and the potential very negative and serious consequences that these hormonal interventions really has not been given the attention they deserve," Hruz said, responding to Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s question about why so little attention has been given to the other side of the issue."And the kids under the age of 18, who have not fully developed, even people who have gone through puberty, their sexual maturity in most cases hadn’t been reached, correct doctor, until maybe 23, 24, 25 years of age?" Ingraham asked.
Hruz agreed, then added that puberty and adolescence can be adversely effected by such therapies, thereby subjecting them "to the need of medical intervention that has potential [for] very serious harms to their bodies throughout the rest of their life without even considering whether there are alternative options to help them and even recognizing that a large number of children that question their gender identity are going to, if merely left alone, are going to realign their identity with their biological sex."
Ingraham noted studies that show "85% to 90% of children no longer experience feelings of gender dysphoria after having gone through puberty."
"In your mind is that a correct figure?" she asked.
"The estimates vary, but it’s the majority," Hruz responded.
The doctor added the "concerning" fact that trying to interfere with normal puberty using therapy can often cause children to "persist in that transgender identity, really changing that statistic drastically from the normal trajectory we normally see."