A lawsuit has alleged that a 16-year-old boy started to grow breasts after being wrongfully prescribed to take estrogen during his stay inside a Los Angeles juvenile detention center in the United States. The teen was then prescribed to take 30 doses of Estradiol, otherwise known as the female hormone estrogen, by one Dr. Danny Wang and the medical staff of the detention center. ADVERTISEMENTThis “experimental” treatment, as described by the lawsuit, was done not only without the plaintiff’s consent, but while the staff was also misleading him, according to the lawsuit. The medical staff also reportedly told the minor that he is not allowed to reject the medication. The teenager, now 17-year-old, is set to undergo surgery to treat the affected tissues due to the estrogen “treatment,” according to the minor’s attorney and probation officers, the report said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 21, 2020 12:00 UTC