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New study challenges Pentagon’s conclusions about transgender troops and hormone therapy

By Travis J. Tritten

Published April 9, 2018 1:37pm ET

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New study challenges Pentagon’s conclusions about transgender troops and hormone therapy — Plaintiffs Cathrine Schmid, second left, and Conner Callahan, second right, listens with supporters during a news conference in front of a federal courthouse following a hearing there in Seattle. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman says she won't immediately consider President Trump's new policy banning transgender people from serving in the military. | (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

A new study by Cornell University says research over the past 25 years points to a wide consensus that transgender medical treatment is effective, despite a Pentagon determination that the science remains uncertain.

The university looked at 56 peer-reviewed studies on how hormone treatment or surgery can help transgender people. Ninety-three percent reported the treatment improved their well-being, according to a summary provided by Cornell.

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