Comment on Review says puberty blocker curb has not led to suicide rise

Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Nighed@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  My understanding is that puberty blockers just delay things, letting them work that out without making permanent changes in either direction?

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  • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I thought this before, but then the Cass review came out saying we actually didn’t have enough data to know whether or not they did or didn’t make permanent effects ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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    • flamingos@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’ve said this before and I doubt it will be the last, but this ban is not about child safety. It’s about reducing the number of trans kids because they’re a political inconvenience to a slice of the establishment. If it was about how unsafe they are, it wouldn’t only be for kids experiencing gender dysphoria/incongruence. The ban would extend to intersex adolescents:

      However, [Streeting] overlooks the fact that this ban does not include teenage patients with a difference of sex development (DSD), more commonly known as intersex. These individuals are prescribed puberty-blocking medication when they unexpectedly commence a puberty that is at odds with their gender identity. DSD patients are taking the medication for much the same reason as transgender patients – ie the puberty they are undergoing is causing distress, and pressing pause will probably manage that distress and minimise harm while a continuing care plan is developed. If we follow Streeting’s logic, the medication would also be banned for this patient cohort.

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    • Nighed@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Not knowing about permanent effects still seems better than definite permanent effects 🤷‍♂️ would help learn about them too

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      • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yeah but it would still need to be on a measured scale including placebos, etc.

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