State of the Nation: "Nobody wanted to listen" says top gender doctor

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Prof. Donal O’Shea on the medical care of gender questioning individuals and the implications of the Cass report.

In this week’s episode, regular hosts Michael Kelly and Wendy Grace speak with Prof. Donal O’Shea, an endocrinologist working at St Vincent’s Private Hospital. He has worked for many years in the field of gender transition in both the UK and Ireland. In the past he says his and others concerns with regards to the medical care of children and young adults were not listened to and now the Cass report seems to be a watershed moment in countries that want to adopt and grow the evidence-based model to get the best outcomes for individuals who are gender questioning – a journey that, if done well, is an incredibly positive journey with good outcomes, he says.

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Kelly, Wendy Grace

Guest: Prof. Donal O’Shea

Topics covered

• gender transition
• medical care
• evidence-based model
• children and young adults
• health outcomes

Keywords

• gender transition
• endocrinologist
• medical care
• Cass report
• health outcomes
• children
• young adults

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Cass report

Places: UK, Ireland

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