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Gender care in France

In 2022 the French Académie nationale de médecine published a press release calling for great caution regarding medical interventions in young people with gender dysphoria, emphasising psychotherapeutic support and attention to the possibility of detransition.

Académie nationale de médecine

In 2022 the French Académie nationale de médecine published a press release calling for great caution regarding medical interventions in young people with gender dysphoria, emphasising psychotherapeutic support and attention to the possibility of detransition.

Legal framework

Since 2016 France has had a legal procedure for changing gender registration without a requirement of sterilisation or medical intervention. A ban on conversion therapy was adopted in 2022.

Parliamentary debates

In 2024 and 2025 several bills were introduced on age limits for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in minors.