Some people who changed their gender and then changed back say that doctors and hospitals pushed them to do it when they were young.

A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services tells the stories of three people who changed their gender and then changed back. The report says that doctors and hospitals made money from these treatments and that this might not have been fair.

One of these people, named Clementine Breen, was only 12 years old when they started thinking about changing their gender. Doctors told Breen's parents that Breen was definitely trans and would be very sad if they didn't get treatment.

Breen started taking medicine to stop puberty at 12, started taking testosterone at 13, and had surgery to remove their breasts at 14.

A government official warned that these treatments can have very bad effects that can't be changed.

Three people who changed their gender and then changed back say they were pushed by doctors and hospitals to do it when they were young.

Breen's mental health got worse after the treatments, and they stopped taking testosterone at 18. Breen then had to take estrogen and had pain and irregular periods.

When Breen wanted to get surgery to fix their breasts, doctors questioned whether they were mentally stable.

The report says that Breen didn't get the same questions when they wanted to get a mastectomy at 14. It also says that Breen found out that their medical records said they had always felt like they were the wrong gender.

Now, Breen is studying theater and says that the treatments and surgery still affect them physically.

Breen asks how a child can agree to lose the ability to have children or breastfeed if they don't understand what that means.

Another person, named Soren Aldaco, said they felt bad about their gender during adolescence and that online communities said changing gender was the right thing to do.

Aldaco talked to a doctor and started taking testosterone. They then got surgery to remove their breasts, but had very bad complications.

The report tells the stories of Breen, Aldaco, and another person named Luke Healy. It says that doctors and hospitals made money from these treatments and that this might not have been fair.

The report says that even though Aldaco had bad complications, doctors didn't change their treatment plan. It also says that Aldaco didn't get enough support after the treatments.

Aldaco's experience shows that there was not a good system to help people who wanted to stop changing their gender.

Healy was 10 years old when they learned about online communities where people talked about changing their gender.

Healy started to think they might be a girl and told their parents. They then went to see a counselor to talk about it.

The report says that Healy's parents were the only ones who asked what might have caused their distress. It also says that other people, like doctors, just accepted that Healy wanted to change their gender.

Healy's parents didn't agree to let them get puberty blockers or hormones when they were still a minor. Healy now says this was a brave thing for them to do.

Healy still wanted to change their gender when they were 18, so they started taking estrogen and getting ready for surgery.

Healy slowly realized that the treatments were not helping their mental health.

A politician named JD Vance is asking for an investigation into whether doctors are doing something wrong by giving treatments to teenagers who want to change their gender.

Doctors at a hospital in Los Angeles told Breen's parents that Breen was definitely trans and would be very sad if they didn't get treatment.

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The report says that each treatment led to pressure to get more treatments. Healy thought that the system was set up to make people keep getting treatments, not to help them feel better.

Healy started to question whether the treatments were a good idea.

Healy talked to doctors who wanted to sell them expensive surgeries. Healy realized that they were being sold treatments, not help for their mental health.

Healy decided to stop trying to change their gender and instead worked on their problems with addiction.

Healy saw that the idea of changing gender was like an addiction, and they didn't want to be a part of it anymore.