# Case (Cross-sex hormones). ATN v BTN \[2025\] EWHC 1325 (Fam)

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-cross-sex-hormones-atn-v-btn-2025-ewhc-1325-fam/4417>\
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**Created:** [8 October 2025 09:37 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-cross-sex-hormones-atn-v-btn-2025-ewhc-1325-fam/4417 "2025-10-08T09:37:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [8 October 2025 09:37 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-cross-sex-hormones-atn-v-btn-2025-ewhc-1325-fam/4417/1 "2025-10-08T09:37:00Z")

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— The court agreed to the instruction of an expert endocrinologist in relation to the GP's ongoing prescription of spironolactone and oestrogen to a 17-year-old, but did not agree to the instruction of an expert psychiatrist to assess whether the patient had capacity to take decisions with respect to it and its psychiatric impact.

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/ATN\_v\_BTN\_(2025)\_EWHC\_1325\_(Fam)?id=081025-0937](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/ATN_v_BTN_(2025)_EWHC_1325_(Fam)?id=081025-0937)