1/ The Radio-Canada documentary Trans Express caught a doctor prescribing testosterone to a 14 year old girl after a consultation of only a few minutes. The College of Physicians reprimanded the doctor but did not impose any other penalty.
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/22398…
2/ The Enquête report, which aired in February 2024, is still one of the only instances of Canadian broadcast media questioning medical transition of minors and listening to concerns of skeptical parents and detransitioners.
ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/enquete/s…
3/ The investigation team sent a 14 year old actress to the doctor's office to ask for a prescription for testosterone. The doctor provided the prescription after a consultation of only 9 minutes. There had been another complaint against the doctor for the same reason.
4/ The College investigation found that the doctor had not adequately discussed issues such as infertility and potential surgeries and violated the Code of Ethics by failing to make a proper diagnosis prior to treatment.
5/ The College investigator noted that testosterone is a controlled drug and that, "it is troubling that an actress may have obtained a prescription by simply learning the right answers to provide to a doctor"
6/ The College obtained a report from an specialist in transgender medicine. The identity of the expert and the contents of the report have not been disclosed.
7/ The College investigator concluded, I am sure that [the physician] will take note of the expert's recommendations and make the expected adjustments to her practice in the light of this investigation." The complaints were not sent on to a disciplinary committee.
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