Systematic review: puberty suppressing drugs do not alleviate gender dysphoria

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Systematic review: puberty suppressing drugs do not alleviate gender dysphoria
July 23, 2018

By Christian Jarrett

Clinicians treating teenagers with gender dysphoria, the teens themselves, and their parents, are faced with a dilemma – puberty suppressing drugs and hormonal treatments will likely make it easier for the adolescent to gender transition in due course, and the earlier that process begins, the more effective it is likely to be. However, intervening earlier comes with a greater risk that the teen may later de-transition (that is, change their mind about wanting to transition to the other gender), leaving them with potentially irreversible bodily changes caused by the hormonal treatment.

According to a systematic review published recently in the journal Pediatrics, adding to this clinical dilemma is a dearth of quality data on the physical and psychosocial effects of hormonal treatments on gender dysphoric teenagers and young adults. The limited evidence that is available provides only “qualified support” for these treatments, the review concludes, and while puberty suppressors have some benefits, they do not actually alleviate gender dysphoria.


The new findings – based on an exhaustive search of any and all relevant studies published between 1946 and 2017 – are published at a time when the medical and allied professions have shifted toward an increasingly “affirmative” approach toward gender dysphoria, one that at the extreme involves encouraging the process of transition at the very first signs of the condition.

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https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/07/23/systematic-review-puberty-suppressing-drugs-do-not-alleviate-gender-dysphoria/#more-34271

[truth_seeker]

If a "patient" wants to cut off a finger, or an arm, is it responsible "medicine" to enable and/or assist that?

Or if a patient is suicidal, is it responsible "medicine" to enable, or assist that?

What about parents, teachers, counselors who enable insane thoughts?

What about the learning environment, pitting some kids as bullies, for teasing a boy dressing and acting like a girl?

Swith from a classroom environment, to a military unit?

Not "normal"