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Review says puberty blocker curb has not led to suicide rise (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Wanderer@lemm.ee to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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"There is no evidence of a large rise in suicides in young patients attending a gender identity clinic in London, an independent review has found."

"Prof Appleby's review concludes "the data do not support the claim".

And he added that the way the issue had been discussed on social media was "insensitive, distressing and dangerous".

"A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said decisions on children's healthcare must follow the evidence at all times."

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I have known plenty of young people who had a phase of self hatred who thought being trans can fix their problem. Unsurprisingly it didn't. Thankfully many of them snapped out of it before they could get their hands on medication/surgery.

[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

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

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year 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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