Gender identity disorder (GID) is a rare diagnosis given to young people who believe they were born into the wrong sex. Estimates suggest that 1 in 10,000 children may have the condition, and new reports published in the journal Pediatrics say parents and doctors are increasingly willing to administer sex-changing drugs as early as age 16 to make the transition as smooth as possible. But is it safe? 

Gender identity disorder (GID) is a rare diagnosis given to young people who believe they were born into the wrong sex. Estimates suggest that 1 in 10,000 children may have the condition, and new reports published in the journal Pediatrics say parents and doctors are increasingly willing to administer sex-changing drugs as early as age 16 to make the transition as smooth as possible. But is it safe? 

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