What has really struck me in conversations with and observations of doctors providing puberty blockers and cross-gender hormones to gender dysphoric youth is their utter conviction that they are saving lives. "Would you rather have a dead daughter, or a live son?"
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Addendum: for those who say "but kids aren't getting irreversible surgeries! Yes. Yes they are. (Age at surgery is at the bottom.)pic.twitter.com/8AtzAfUlo4
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Excellent thread Dr. I have been following
@will_malone (endocrinologist) to find info about this. I really feel more real data about the serious side effects of blockers/surgery/hormones needs to be presented to the public. Unfortunately, it seems as if the whole thing has ...1Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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become, for lack of a better term, a social issue. I mean those who speak out against youths transitioning because of medical concerns are often labeled as transphobic and dismissed. I just hope more data can make it through this filter.
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? Are they ex-gay? Or ex-gay conversion therapists? anyway, the protests against medical treatment of GNC children include people on the left and the right.
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‘We need to be the adult’ seems to be of upmost importance in this. It pains me to think of how many children & adolescents have been let down by a lack of mature and responsible adults. I feel like many of these kids will have significant trust issues in the future.
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As a mental health professional, I will add that we don’t usually deal w suicidality by giving the person whatever they want! We help them develop distress tolerance and resilience.
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I recommend reading the Results here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31581798/ …
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I have begun to think, that with the lack of real knowledge about sex and life, a lot of these kids might benefit from spending a week or two on a farm during lambing season! A dose of real life. And no internet!
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Getting your child away from the internet can be very helpful. Anything that uses and strengthens the body is also helpful. These kids are often much more into virtual reality than physical reality.
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