US EditionReport: Children May Be Able to Buy Cross-Sex Hormones Online without Prescription
Do No Harm urges FDA to probe online pharmacies selling cross-sex hormones without prescriptions, highlighting risks including heart attack and stroke from unregulated access.
- This week, Do No Harm released a report saying American children may buy cross-sex hormones online without prescriptions and urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate.
- Do No Harm cautioned children should receive exogenous hormones only for medically justified reasons, warning these carry serious risks including heart attack, stroke and certain cancers.
- From vendor databases to FAQs, Do No Harm flagged DIYHRT.Market and HRT Cafe for listing vendors and 'homebrewers' lacking safeguards, with foreign sites like MedsMex explicitly stating no prescription is required.
- Do No Harm pressed federal and state agencies to investigate sellers as it could not confirm all pharmacies require prescriptions, noting some explicitly do not and warning online 'homebrewed' marketplaces bypass safeguards.
- Cross-Border vendor networks may enable minors to access hormones, raising enforcement challenges, Do No Harm said, highlighting public-health concerns.
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Report: Children may be able to buy cross-sex hormones online without prescription
(The Center Square) – A new report from Do No Harm reveals that American children may be able to buy harmful cross-sex hormones from online pharmacies – including foreign-based ones – without prescriptions, with Do No Harm calling on the…
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Do No Harm Report Reveals Lack of Guardrails Preventing Minors from Obtaining Cross-Sex Hormones Online
Today, medical watchdog Do No Harm released a report titled “The Lack of Barriers to Minors Ordering Cross-Sex Hormones Online,” exposing how online pharmacies may enable minors to access sex-denying interventions without a prescription or age verification. The report also urges the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to further investigate and regulate online pharmacies selling hormones without requiring prescriptions. Do No Harm’s report warns …
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