1/ No amount of yelling, threatening, or attempting to deplatform people will change the fact that the evidence for puberty blockers is nowhere near where we should want it to be. The response should be doing more research, not shooting messengers.https://www.bbc.com/news/health-56601386 …
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2/ There's a strong case PBs are, on balance, the right choice for kids who are deeply dysphoric and who risk serious ongoing anguish otherwise. But assessment is vital and it's deeply irresponsible for so many LGBT orgs to creep right up to the line of *lying* a/b the evidence.
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4thWaveNow Retweeted Allison Bailey
What about this though? What if the preponderance of evidence indicates that the treatment often doesn't alleviate the ongoing anguish?https://twitter.com/BluskyeAllison/status/1377488004244238336?s=20 …
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Allison Bailey @BluskyeAllison1/ BREAKING: 'Puberty blockers used to treat children aged 12 to 15 who have severe and persistent gender dysphoria had no significant effect on their psychological function, thoughts of self-harm, or body image, a study has found.' https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n356 …Show this thread3 replies 2 retweets 92 likes -
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Doesn't answer the question of whether the PBs prevent what would have been worse anguish, which is one of the claims.
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Swedish studies show children's anxiety worsens when medicated, not improves. Watch transtrain documentary
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Can you link the Swedish studies here?
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I assume its this one, an official review of the existing research - from 2018:https://www.sbu.se/sv/publikationer/regional-hta/konskonfirmerande-kirurgi-vid-konsdysfori--effekter-och-risker/ …
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Wonder if there is an English translation of this somewhere?
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I think the pdf is both in Swedish and English, at least the version I have got (from that same page).
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If not, DM me and I can email you a copy.
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