❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding pharmacological treatments for gender dysphoria in minors between 2015 and 2024, detailing medications prescribed, prescription numbers, and age breakdowns. The answer provides a list of medications and the total number of distinct young people prescribed each medication.
AnsweredQoN 695Legislative Council
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I refer to pharmacological treatments for gender dysphoria provided to minors in Western Australia, and I ask, for each calendar year between 2015 and 2024, please provide the following: (a) what medications, by active ingredient, were prescribed to persons under 18 years for puberty suppression or gender-related hormone therapy; (b) for each medication identified in (a), how many prescriptions to persons under 18 years were recorded; and (c) in reference to (b), what was the age breakdown of these patients (under 12; 12–15; 16–17)?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 November 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
10 days
(a)
Cyproterone Acetate, Leuprorelin Acetate, Oestradiol, Spironolactone, and Testosterone.
(b-c)
Active Ingredient
Total distinct young people
Cyproterone Acetate
12
Leuprorelin Acetate
137
Oestradiol
39
Spironolactone
32
Testosterone
100
*In the table above, a distinct young person may be counted more than once as they may change medication throughout their care journey.
Cyproterone Acetate, Leuprorelin Acetate, Oestradiol, Spironolactone, and Testosterone.
(b-c)
Active Ingredient
Total distinct young people
Cyproterone Acetate
12
Leuprorelin Acetate
137
Oestradiol
39
Spironolactone
32
Testosterone
100
*In the table above, a distinct young person may be counted more than once as they may change medication throughout their care journey.
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