Prescribing the puberty blockers (i.e., delaying the issue) is the extreme cautious option.
Cass review urges ‘extreme caution’ in prescribing puberty blockers to trans youth
Submitted 8 months ago by thehatfox@lemmy.world to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/10/cass-review-extreme-caution-puberty-blockers/
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grue@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Tweak@feddit.uk 8 months ago
This is the claim from the Guardian article about this:
Puberty blockers and hormone treatment had been given to young patients despite a lack of research into their impact
Frankly I find that hard to swallow, given that puberty blockers existed long before they were used to treat trans people. Puberty blockers were used to treat children with extremely early puberty, their effects are generally well known. Sure, there’s always the classic “more study is needed” line in academia, but this almost presents it as careless implementation of a new drug, rather than a known and approved drug given to more people.
reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 8 months ago
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Don’t do the research
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Insist that the lack of research necessitates extreme caution, or even a ban
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???
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Protect…women?
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vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
We’re trying to solve with medicine what we should be solving with therapy.
Woozythebear@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You can delay puberty with therapy?
Streetlights@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You can treat dysphoria without immediately resorting to drugs.
Wanderer@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Reach@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Every article has spin. Neutrality is not a thing that exists.
tegs_terry@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Personally I’d recommend extreme caution in all medical matters