Oregon Is Pumping Children Full of Hormones

The Wall Street Journal ^ | July 17, 2026 5:57 pm ET | Leor Sapir and Paul Terdal

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The state pushes teens toward ‘transgender-related diagnoses’ and dangerous treatments.

If you live in Oregon and your child is confused about her sex, the state is ready to medicate her and perhaps even put her under the knife. The Beaver State has become a national leader in providing life-altering hormones to minors.

According to a new study published in Research Connections, at age 17, roughly 1 in every 240 girls and 1 in every 630 boys in Oregon received cross-sex hormones for “gender dysphoria” between 2016 and 2023. These figures are triple and double the national average for girls and boys, respectively. For younger children the disparity is even greater: Cross-sex hormone use in the study was four to five times the national rate among 14- and 15-year-olds, and puberty-blocker use was more than five times the national rate at age 14.

Oregon classifies hormones and surgery as “medically necessary” treatments for gender dysphoria, which the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines as a mismatch between one’s sex and one’s subjective perception of “gender,” accompanied by distress or difficulty functioning.

According to the study, teens in Oregon are being diagnosed with gender dysphoria at alarming rates: 1.51% of girls and 0.46% of boys received a “transgender-related diagnosis,” almost always gender dysphoria, between 2016 and 2023. The figure for both sexes is 0.98%—10 times the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in this age group and only slightly lower than the share of teens who described themselves as transgender on state surveys in those years (1.18%). In Oregon, calling oneself transgender is a fast track to medical diagnosis, drugs and in some cases even surgery. About 1 in 4 diagnosed minors in Oregon received such interventions, the study finds.

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[MPJackal]

I predict that in 10-15 years there will be a ton of lawsuits against those that pushed this insanity. When these kids realize the damage that's been done to them.

[IDFbunny]

Don’t confuse NAZIs with Bolsheviks.

[Lizavetta]

I smell a ton of suing in the future

Thus, the reason the American Bar Association has gone left. Crazy shit like this guarantees mega billable hours.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I predict that in 10-15 years there will be a ton of lawsuits against those that pushed this insanity. When these kids realize the damage that's been done to them.

I certainly hope you are correct. At my age it is pretty unlikely I'm gonna get the pleasure of seeing that happen, if it does

[Retain Mike]

I don’t know about North Bend, but most of the state is infected. Areas east of Deschutes County are still probably safe.

[Twotone]

If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.

[AuntB]

Oh..why didn’t I leave this miserable state when I got burned out!!??

If there was any validity to treat this mental illness medically, the kid would get the same sex hormone instead of the opposite sex.
Good grief! How stupid are people???

[little jeremiah]

I totally agree with you.
I’ve lived in OR for decades. Before mail in voting Oregon was conservative. All the rural counties are conservative. With honest voting, Oregon and other “blue” states will look very different.