❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Health about the number of children and adolescents receiving treatment at the Perth Children's Hospital Gender Diversity Service from 2015-2023, including details on puberty blocker and gender affirming hormone treatments, broken down by sex assigned at birth. The answer provides the requested data, with some figures reported as '<5' for privacy, and outlines the service's multidisciplinary approach.
AnsweredQoN 2042Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many children and adolescents received
treatment at the Perth Children's Hospital Gender Diversity Service in the following calendar years: (a) 2015; (b) 2016; (c) 2017; (d) 2018; (e) 2019; (f) 2020; (g) 2021; (h) 2022; and (i) 2023? (2) For each calendar year since 2015, what
number of those children and adolescents receiving treatment: (a) were assigned female sex at
birth; (b) were assigned male sex at birth; and (c) were born intersex? (3) How many children and adolescents received Stage 1 puberty blocker treatment at the Perth Children's Hospital Gender
Diversity Service in the following years: (a) 2015; (b) 2016; (c) 2017; (d) 2018; (e) 2019; (f) 2020; (g) 2021; (h) 2022; and (i) 2023? (4) For each calendar year since 2015, what
number of those children and adolescents receiving Stage 1 puberty blocker
treatment: (a) were assigned female sex at
birth; (b) were
assigned male sex at birth; and (c) were
born intersex? (5) How many children and adolescents received Stage 2 gender affirming hormone treatment at the Perth Children's Hospital
Gender Diversity Service in the following years: (a) 2015; (b) 2016; (c) 2017; (d) 2018; (e) 2019; (f) 2020; (g) 2021; (h) 2022; and (i) 2023? (6) For each calendar year since 2015, what
number of those children and adolescents receiving Stage 2 puberty blocker
treatment: (a) were
assigned female sex at birth; (b) were
assigned male sex at birth; and (c) were
born intersex? (7) In addition to Stage 1 puberty blocker
treatment and Stage 2 gender affirming treatment, what other treatment is
provided to children and adolescents at Perth Children’s Hospital?
treatment at the Perth Children's Hospital Gender Diversity Service in the following calendar years: (a) 2015; (b) 2016; (c) 2017; (d) 2018; (e) 2019; (f) 2020; (g) 2021; (h) 2022; and (i) 2023? (2) For each calendar year since 2015, what
number of those children and adolescents receiving treatment: (a) were assigned female sex at
birth; (b) were assigned male sex at birth; and (c) were born intersex? (3) How many children and adolescents received Stage 1 puberty blocker treatment at the Perth Children's Hospital Gender
Diversity Service in the following years: (a) 2015; (b) 2016; (c) 2017; (d) 2018; (e) 2019; (f) 2020; (g) 2021; (h) 2022; and (i) 2023? (4) For each calendar year since 2015, what
number of those children and adolescents receiving Stage 1 puberty blocker
treatment: (a) were assigned female sex at
birth; (b) were
assigned male sex at birth; and (c) were
born intersex? (5) How many children and adolescents received Stage 2 gender affirming hormone treatment at the Perth Children's Hospital
Gender Diversity Service in the following years: (a) 2015; (b) 2016; (c) 2017; (d) 2018; (e) 2019; (f) 2020; (g) 2021; (h) 2022; and (i) 2023? (6) For each calendar year since 2015, what
number of those children and adolescents receiving Stage 2 puberty blocker
treatment: (a) were
assigned female sex at birth; (b) were
assigned male sex at birth; and (c) were
born intersex? (7) In addition to Stage 1 puberty blocker
treatment and Stage 2 gender affirming treatment, what other treatment is
provided to children and adolescents at Perth Children’s Hospital?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 June 2024
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
12 days
1.
2.
Year
(a)
(b)
(c)
2015
<5
<5
0
2016
15
7
0
2017
34
10
0
2018
48
22
0
2019
52
21
0
2020
39
25
0
2021
21
16
0
2022
26
38
0
2023
28
35
0
3.
4.
Year
(a)
(b)
(c)
2015
<5
<5
0
2016
12
<5
0
2017
23
6
0
2018
28
16
0
2019
22
11
0
2020
8
19
0
2021
5
10
0
2022
10
24
0
2023
5
16
0
5.
6.
Year
(a)
(b)
(c)
2015
<5
<5
0
2016
<5
<5
0
2017
11
<5
0
2018
20
6
0
2019
30
10
0
2020
31
6
0
2021
16
6
0
2022
16
14
0
2023
23
19
0
7. The Gender Diversity Service (GDS) is a multi-disciplinary service that supports children, young people and their families with information about gender identity, guidance and support, consultations and assessments and assessments for medical intervention where appropriate.
2.
Year
(a)
(b)
(c)
2015
<5
<5
0
2016
15
7
0
2017
34
10
0
2018
48
22
0
2019
52
21
0
2020
39
25
0
2021
21
16
0
2022
26
38
0
2023
28
35
0
3.
4.
Year
(a)
(b)
(c)
2015
<5
<5
0
2016
12
<5
0
2017
23
6
0
2018
28
16
0
2019
22
11
0
2020
8
19
0
2021
5
10
0
2022
10
24
0
2023
5
16
0
5.
6.
Year
(a)
(b)
(c)
2015
<5
<5
0
2016
<5
<5
0
2017
11
<5
0
2018
20
6
0
2019
30
10
0
2020
31
6
0
2021
16
6
0
2022
16
14
0
2023
23
19
0
7. The Gender Diversity Service (GDS) is a multi-disciplinary service that supports children, young people and their families with information about gender identity, guidance and support, consultations and assessments and assessments for medical intervention where appropriate.
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