Rona Carroll
@nzrona.bsky.social
General Practitioner and Senior lecturer University of Otago Wellington. Transgender health research and gender affirming healthcare. Aotearoa New Zealand.
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PATHA has significant concerns about the UK’s PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol. These trials are unethical, dangerous, and won’t even give Simeon Brown the evidence he claims he’s looking for. Aotearoa shouldn’t endorse these trials, and it remains unethical to withhold necessary care.
patha.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
PATHA has significant concerns about the UK’s PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol. These trials are unethical, dangerous, and won’t even give Simeon Brown the evidence he claims he’s looking for. Aotearoa shouldn’t endorse these trials, and it remains unethical to withhold necessary care.
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Support this open letter written by trans and takatāpui rangatahi: "To be transgender or takatāpui is a taonga. To deny our young people access to life-saving medication on the basis of an imported culture war is cruel and abhorrent."
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Reverse the decision to deny transgender and takatāpui young people access to puberty blockers
Dear Minister Simeon Brown
We write to you as transgender and takatāpui young people of Aotearoa New Zealand to ask you to reconsider your decision to ban the use of puberty blockers (gonadotropin-re...
our.actionstation.org.nz
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Support this open letter written by trans and takatāpui rangatahi: "To be transgender or takatāpui is a taonga. To deny our young people access to life-saving medication on the basis of an imported culture war is cruel and abhorrent."
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
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Yes - we're working on some comms around this because there's also going to be a need for funds to support whānau affected by the ban, but you can donate via patha.nz/donate
DONATE | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Yes - we're working on some comms around this because there's also going to be a need for funds to support whānau affected by the ban, but you can donate via patha.nz/donate
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These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence or best-practice decision making. We won’t let transgender children in Aotearoa be subjected to harm just to ‘win a war on woke'. We’re taking this to court because we know what’s right. The law is on our side.
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence or best-practice decision making. We won’t let transgender children in Aotearoa be subjected to harm just to ‘win a war on woke'. We’re taking this to court because we know what’s right. The law is on our side.
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BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.
November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.
It feels so good to finally get these important guidelines out there! Please share!
patha.nz/resources-an...
patha.nz/resources-an...
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It feels so good to finally get these important guidelines out there! Please share!
patha.nz/resources-an...
patha.nz/resources-an...
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In some good news, today PATHA has finally been able to release the 2025 Guidelines for Gender Affirming Care in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can read them here: patha.nz/resources-an...
Clinical Guidelines | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
In some good news, today PATHA has finally been able to release the 2025 Guidelines for Gender Affirming Care in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can read them here: patha.nz/resources-an...
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Jaimie Veale, the founding president of PATHA and Director of the Trans Health Research Lab at Waikato has written an excellent op-ed for the Conversation: "The government has placed a burden of proof on puberty blockers that we do not place on other paediatric care."
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Jaimie Veale, the founding president of PATHA and Director of the Trans Health Research Lab at Waikato has written an excellent op-ed for the Conversation: "The government has placed a burden of proof on puberty blockers that we do not place on other paediatric care."
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Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The government is halting new puberty blocker prescriptions for youth with gender dysphoria. From 19 December, new regulations under the Medicines Act will prevent new prescriptions for this purpose,...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
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That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The government is halting new puberty blocker prescriptions for youth with gender dysphoria. From 19 December, new regulations under the Medicines Act will prevent new prescriptions for this purpose,...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
What on earth is a 2 year puberty blocker clinical trial going to tell us that we don’t already know?! In the meantime no one under 18y in the UK has had any trans medical care for years while this is set up.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/16/w...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/16/w...
Wes Streeting admits 'slow progress' on puberty blockers trial
Wes Streeting has said 'slow progress' is being made in starting the NHS's £10 million puberty blockers trial.
www.thepinknews.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
What on earth is a 2 year puberty blocker clinical trial going to tell us that we don’t already know?! In the meantime no one under 18y in the UK has had any trans medical care for years while this is set up.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/16/w...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/16/w...
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Benjamin Doyle has faced some of the most concentrated hate condensed into a short period of time, egged on by pseudonymous hate groups and encouraged further by the deputy PM. It’s a damn shame that our political environment has got so toxic that an MP needs to resign for the safety of their whānau
September 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Benjamin Doyle has faced some of the most concentrated hate condensed into a short period of time, egged on by pseudonymous hate groups and encouraged further by the deputy PM. It’s a damn shame that our political environment has got so toxic that an MP needs to resign for the safety of their whānau
This is a really important statement from the authors of the systematic reviews used in the Cass report. Note their comment: “It is unconscionable to forbid clinicians from delivering gender-affirming care.”
hei.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/systematic-r...
hei.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/systematic-r...
Systematic reviews related to gender-affirming care - Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI)
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hei.healthsci.mcmaster.ca
September 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is a really important statement from the authors of the systematic reviews used in the Cass report. Note their comment: “It is unconscionable to forbid clinicians from delivering gender-affirming care.”
hei.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/systematic-r...
hei.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/systematic-r...
Great interview with Dr George Parker about trans perinatal care and parenting.
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/p...
Expert Dr. George Parker: Inclusive pregnancy care & studying rainbow families nationwide
Podcast Episode · Proud Conception Podcast · 20/08/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Great interview with Dr George Parker about trans perinatal care and parenting.
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/p...
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Preventing people from enrolling to vote during advance voting is a draconian measure that could rob tens of thousands of Kiwis of their democratic right to vote, and there is no good reason for it. It’s anti-democratic.
July 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Preventing people from enrolling to vote during advance voting is a draconian measure that could rob tens of thousands of Kiwis of their democratic right to vote, and there is no good reason for it. It’s anti-democratic.
While Jennifer handled this incredibly well it was horrible to watch this. Ryan bridges kept interrupting, derailing and talking over her to hammer home his views in a really unpleasant way. So unprofessional and disgusting.
I've made a formal complaint to NZME about how this morning's interview was handled - you can read it here: jenniferkshields.nz/newsletter/f...
Formal complaint to NZME re: Herald NOW interview
This morning I appeared on a live interview with Ryan Bridge for NZME's Herald NOW about the Minister for Sport and Recreation directing Sport NZ to delete their guidelines for transgender inclusion. ...
jenniferkshields.nz
July 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM
While Jennifer handled this incredibly well it was horrible to watch this. Ryan bridges kept interrupting, derailing and talking over her to hammer home his views in a really unpleasant way. So unprofessional and disgusting.
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The government can strike them off and order them deleted, but it can't get rid of them, and it can't force the codes that were involved in creating them to do anything different.
Read the guidelines and resources here: web.archive.org/web/20250505...
Read the guidelines and resources here: web.archive.org/web/20250505...
Transgender and Rainbow Inclusion | Sport New Zealand - Ihi Aotearoa
We are encouraging sport and physical activity to be provided in an inclusive way that ensures that everyone feels comfortable undertaking physical activity
web.archive.org
July 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The government can strike them off and order them deleted, but it can't get rid of them, and it can't force the codes that were involved in creating them to do anything different.
Read the guidelines and resources here: web.archive.org/web/20250505...
Read the guidelines and resources here: web.archive.org/web/20250505...
The public should know that this will not be done by all GPs or in standard 15min appointments. It is likely to be longer appointments at a cost to the patient and by GP/NP with a special interest.
From February 2026, general practitioners and nurse practitioners will be able to start medical treatment for adults with ADHD, following decisions by Medsafe and Pharmac.
www.health.govt.nz/news/gps-and...
www.health.govt.nz/news/gps-and...
GPs and nurse practitioners able to start ADHD treatment from next year
From February 2026, General practitioners (GPs) and nurse practitioners will be able to start medical treatment for adults with ADHD, following decisions by Medsafe and Pharmac.
www.health.govt.nz
June 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The public should know that this will not be done by all GPs or in standard 15min appointments. It is likely to be longer appointments at a cost to the patient and by GP/NP with a special interest.
Some of the heartbreak of the year so far.
I've written about what a year we've had for our communities, the challenges we're facing, the things we've had to hold, and how, as well as responding to burnout, we need to be responding to heartbreak: jenniferkshields.nz/newsletter/d...
Dealing with heartbreak
At the start of the year, I sat on a panel alongside some colleagues. One of the other panelists talked about the care our communities need right now, and pointed out that we often aren't talking abou...
jenniferkshields.nz
June 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Some of the heartbreak of the year so far.
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Stop conflating being transgender with being sick
Stop conflating being transgender with being sick
This week, RNZ reported on a tragic death. In the process it perpetuated many harmful messages about young trans people....
thespinoff.co.nz
June 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Stop conflating being transgender with being sick
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Just launched: the first-ever Gender Euphoria Scale 🏳️⚧️✨
Made with @Swinburne + @MCRI_for_kids, it helps mental health care focus on trans joy – not just dysphoria.
Read: abc.net.au/news/105098958
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2447768
#transhealth #transjoy #gendereuphoria
Made with @Swinburne + @MCRI_for_kids, it helps mental health care focus on trans joy – not just dysphoria.
Read: abc.net.au/news/105098958
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2447768
#transhealth #transjoy #gendereuphoria
Researchers take a more positive approach to trans identity
Australian researchers have developed a world-first scale to measure an almost universal experience for trans adolescents and adults – gender euphoria – that could have significant implications for…
abc.net.au
June 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Just launched: the first-ever Gender Euphoria Scale 🏳️⚧️✨
Made with @Swinburne + @MCRI_for_kids, it helps mental health care focus on trans joy – not just dysphoria.
Read: abc.net.au/news/105098958
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2447768
#transhealth #transjoy #gendereuphoria
Made with @Swinburne + @MCRI_for_kids, it helps mental health care focus on trans joy – not just dysphoria.
Read: abc.net.au/news/105098958
Paper: doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2447768
#transhealth #transjoy #gendereuphoria
"No specialist paediatric palliative care service should be reliant on charitable donations.”
Specialist paediatric palliative care service funded by charity soon to run out of money
Meila Davis died of bone cancer at age 13. Her mother is gutted about last week's Budget.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"No specialist paediatric palliative care service should be reliant on charitable donations.”