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Expert: Fraud Is ‘Fundamental’ Part of Child Transgender Medical Field

There is no solid evidence that puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery benefit children with gender dysphoria.
Expert: Fraud Is ‘Fundamental’ Part of Child Transgender Medical Field
People protest as the Supreme Court hears a case over banning gender procedures for minors in Washington on Dec. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
1/19/2026|Updated: 1/20/2026
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One of the architects of the Health and Human Services (HHS) review of medical interventions for pediatric gender dysphoria said in a recent interview that fraud is an integral part of the transgender medical field.

​Nearly a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to protect “children from chemical and surgical mutilation,” Leor Sapir, who assembled a team of experts to produce the HHS review, emphasized that doctors relying on unproven gender-affirming guidelines are misleading patients.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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