So here is thought, let’s not do medical practices that are unreliable and unable to justify the risks and uncertainties experienced by the patients (children).
“Systematic reviews represent the highest level of evidence analysis in evidence based medicine. The three European countries that did these reviews independently came to the same conclusion: Due to their severe methodological limitations, studies cited in support of hormonal interventions for adolescents are of “very low” certainty.
For health authorities in these countries, this meant that the studies were too unreliable to justify the risks and uncertainties of “gender affirming care.” Sweden, Finland, and England have since placed severe restrictions on access to hormones. Although these countries now allow hormones in a very carefully selected cohort of patients who fulfill the criteria of the Dutch protocol, they do so against the findings of their own systematic reviews.
That is because the systematic reviews found the Dutch study, on which the Dutch protocol is based, also provides “very low” certainty evidence. Finland’s Council for Choices in Healthcare recognizes medical transition for minors as “an experimental practice.”
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October 9, 2023 at 6:55 am
tildeb
Two points here worth consideration.
Regarding the entire reason for the imposed ‘affirmation only’ approach as a ‘treatment’ of gender dysphoria:
“Evidence from a combined 12 studies to date demonstrates that when children with cross-gender or gender variant behavior are left to develop naturally, the vast majority—“four out of five,” according to Kaltiala—come to terms with their bodies and learn to accept their sex. When they are socially transitioned, virtually none do.”
I do not see how anyone can rationalize a treatment that produces no treatment.
As for all the activism supposedly ‘supporting’ those with gender dysphoria:
“A balance of mind does not come from making others do and see what you want.”
That would explain the unbalanced minds of those attacking anyone who dares to disagree with indoctrinating children into this bubble world of gender make believe.
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October 9, 2023 at 7:32 am
The Arbourist
@tildeb
The Left is slow to come to terms with its own version of religious belief. Gender ideology is not factual and more and more being exposed for generally being allergic to evidence based arguments and procedures.
You would think that the so called skeptical Left would have picked up on that by now.
But it seems that they have a severe case of home team myopia and are purposefully ignoring the evidence regarding this issue.
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October 9, 2023 at 8:05 am
tildeb
It’s called ‘Not Noticing’. And it runs rampant among the woke religious ideologues and their supporters.
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