The Medical Case Against Transitioning Minors

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, June 4 at 7 PM ET, for a special webinar hosted by Dr. Ryan Cole, featuring Dr. Kim Milhoan, a pediatric anesthesiologist, and Dr. Katherine Welch, a pediatrician and global health and human rights advocate. They’ll be diving into the medical and ethical concerns surrounding gender transition procedures in children and teens.

:woman_health_worker: How are these decisions being made?

:brain: What are the short- and long-term effects?

:balance_scale: What role should parents, doctors, and society play?

We know this topic is deeply personal for many — and that’s why your voice matters.

Drop your questions and thoughts in the comments below. What are you most curious or concerned about? What would you ask our panel of doctors?

:pushpin: Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow!

Hi there, for your ease of reference, here are the links our colleagues put up in the webinar.

From IMA-Dwayne : https://imahealth.org/experts/ryan-cole/. Dr. Ryan Cole is an IMA Senior Fellow.

From IMA-Dwayne : https://imahealth.org/experts/katherine-welch/. Dr. Katherine Welch is an IMA Senior Fellow. Let’s welcome her to the weekly webinar.

From IMA-Dwayne : https://imahealth.org/experts/kimberly-milhoan/. Dr. Kimberly Milhoan is an IMA Senior Fellow.

From IMA-Dwayne : Dr. Welch appeared in the Epoch Times documentary Geneder Transformation. https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/gender-transformation-5280005?

From IMA-Dwayne : https://imahealth.org/courses/ima-2025-conference/lessons/the-medical-case-against-transitioning-children/. Dr. Welch and Dr. Milhoan were part of the panel at IMA 2025 in Atlanta.

From IMA - Kelly B : The Anxious Generation: https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book

From IMA-Dwayne : https://imahealth.org/courses/ima-2025-conference/lessons/the-medical-case-against-transitioning-children/. Drs. Milhoan and Welch were on one of the most lively panel discussions from the IMA 2025 conference.

From IMA-Dwayne : Eventually, Vanderbilt “paused” gender care. https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/10/07/vanderbilt-pausing-gender-affirmation-surgeries-on-patients-under-age-18/

From IMA-Dwayne : Tonight has been another great webinar on a topic you will not find anywhere else. Your support makes these conversations possible. https://imahealth.org/donate/

From IMA-Dwayne : https://imahealth.org/courses/ima-2025-conference/lessons/the-medical-case-against-transitioning-children/

From IMA - Kelly B : Thank you all for joining this evening, Tonight’s webcast will be posted onIMAhealth.org mid-day US. Help share our important work and support us if you can :slightly_smiling_face:

From IMA-Dwayne : https://imahealth.org/smart-moms-ask-mrna-resource-center/. The Smart Moms Ask Resource Center is a go-to for anyone with questions regarding mRNA shots.

https://imahealth.org/tag/ivermectin-vs-paxlovid/

https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/gender-dysphoria-report-release.html

In terms of getting help with this for both parents, as well as our beautiful children dealing with all the aspects of this topic, there is a fantastic organization that is looking at the whole person - physical, mental and spiritual - called the Catholic Psych Institute, founded by a psychologist, Dr Greg Bottaro. He recognized that the current state of counseling and mental health is a mess, and has been for many decades, and wanted to create an organization that understands ALL aspects of what makes us human beings. His podcast, called Being Human, is grounded on this truth, and is a fantastic resource.

Specific to this issue, he recently recorded a two-part podcast with another therapist, Stephanie Winn, who has focused on gender issues in her practice and has become very alarmed at what is going on. She also has a regular podcast called You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist, that has many great episodes that help unpack much of the information about the current insanity of gender confusion that is affecting our kids so drastically in recent generations. I would highly suggest listening to both parts of their combined podcast, and to check out both of their individual podcasts/practices as they are a wealth of solid, relevant information.

Dr Bottaro’s podcast episode with Stephanie Winn: https://beinghuman.catholicpsych.com/playlist/VAL2jXK1L8/file/92Qb6p3MD

Stephanie Winn’s podcast: https://www.sometherapist.com/

:+1: Thanks papacinco will have a read.