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Hawley, a Missouri Republican, called on Washington University and BJC HealthCare to scrutinize the Washington University Transgender Center at 51黑料 Children鈥檚 Hospital once again after T into claims by Jamie Reed, a whistleblower who had worked at the clinic as a case manager between 2018 and 2022.

The New York Times investigation in some cases contradicted previous representations Washington University and BJC HealthCare made to the senator鈥檚 office, Hawley said in a Thursday letter.

Reed in February had claimed that staff at the center too freely prescribed medications and did not properly explain the side effects.

Washington University in April said that it had identified no 鈥渁dverse physical reactions鈥� caused by medicine prescribed there, and that mental health care had been prioritized. The school said it was operating according to 鈥渢he currently accepted standard of care.鈥�

Then, in August, the Times reported a 51黑料 patient named Alex who posted a 鈥渨arning鈥� on Reddit about the 51黑料 transgender clinic. The patient, who has detransitioned, shared her medical records with the Times.

The patient reported coming to the clinic in 2017 as a 15-year-old, and that she received a prescription for testosterone after one visit with Dr. Christopher Lewis, a pediatric endocrinologist who helped lead the center when it opened that year, the Times reported.

鈥淭here was no actual speaking to a psychiatrist or another therapist or even a case worker,鈥� Alex wrote on Reddit.

Alex said she didn鈥檛 regret taking testosterone but that 鈥渙verall, there was a major lack of care and consideration for me,鈥� the Times reported.

The Times also reported the center struggled to deal with a surge of patients last year and brought in outside help for mental evaluations to determine whether patients should receive hormonal medications.

鈥淭he Times report invites further scrutiny into previous statements contained in the University鈥檚 internal review of the Center,鈥� Hawley said Thursday.

鈥淔or example, the review states that University physicians and Center staff 鈥榯reat patients according to the currently accepted standard of care,鈥欌�� the senator said.

But, according to text messages the Times obtained, 鈥渢he Center鈥檚 lead physician said he had 鈥榥o idea how to meet what would be the most intensive interpretations鈥� of the latest standard of care 鈥� raising questions about the procedures and processes actually employed at the Center,鈥� Hawley said.

Hawley said that Times reporting on mental health evaluations being outsourced to therapists, some of whom had little experience on gender issues, undermined the university鈥檚 claim that mental health care and counseling is a priority at the center.

A spokeswoman for Washington University did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.