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> Most children who believe that they are transgender are just going through a “phase”, the NHS has said, as it warns that doctors should not encourage them to

> Most children who believe that they are transgender are just going through a “phase”, the NHS has said, as it warns that doctors should not encourage them to change their names and pronouns. > NHS England has announced plans for tightening controls on the treatment of under 18s questioning their gender, including a ban on prescribing puberty blockers outside of strict clinical trials. > The services, which will replace the controversial Tavistock clinic, will be led by medical doctors rather than therapists and will consider the impact of other conditions such as autism and mental health issues. > The plans, which are currently under public consultation, are for an interim service for young people with gender dysphoria whilst Dr Hilary Cass continues her review into the treatment offered by the NHS. https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/B1937-ii-Interim-service-specification-for-specialist-gender-dysphoria-services-for-children-and-young-people-.pdf https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/B1937-... https://cass.independent-review.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cass-Review-Interim-Report-Final-Web-Accessible.pdf https://cass.independent-review.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/0...

ryzvonusef 4y ago
From what I understand, this arise from various lawsuits against NHS policies > NHS gender clinic 'should have challenged me more' over transition - https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51676020 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51676020 > Man sues NHS on same day as gender reassignment surgery claiming he made 'biggest mistake of his life' - https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-sues-nhs-same-day-27318325 https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-sues... > Hundreds of families could sue transgender clinic Tavistock for medical negligence - https://evangelicalfocus.com/europe/18187/hundreds-of-families-could-sue-transgender-clinic-tavistock-for-medical-malpractice https://evangelicalfocus.com/europe/18187/hundreds-of-famili...
NaturalPhallacy 4y ago
"Puberty blockers" are the same class - and same effects as - the chemicals used to castrate gay people and pedophiles, including Alan Turing. Something the UK has since officially apologized for. I wonder if there are more apologies to come.
- eesmith 4y ago
  Not at all! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker , "The most commonly used puberty blockers are gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_agonist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone... , which shows the structure of "Leuprorelin, one of the most widely used GnRH agonists" and says: > They are agonists of the GnRH receptor and work by increasing or decreasing the release of gonadotropins and the production of sex hormones by the gonads. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing says "He accepted hormone treatment with DES, a procedure commonly referred to as chemical castration, as an alternative to prison." That's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol , "a nonsteroidal estrogen medication". > DES is an estrogen, or an agonist of the estrogen receptors, the biological target of estrogens like estradiol Different structure classes, different targets, and different effects.
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ryzvonusef 4y ago

From what I understand, this arise from various lawsuits against NHS policies > NHS gender clinic 'should have challenged me more' over transition - https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51676020 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51676020 > Man sues NHS on same day as gender reassignment surgery claiming he made 'biggest mistake of his life' - https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-sues-nhs-same-day-27318325 https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-sues... > Hundreds of families could sue transgender clinic Tavistock for medical negligence - https://evangelicalfocus.com/europe/18187/hundreds-of-families-could-sue-transgender-clinic-tavistock-for-medical-malpractice https://evangelicalfocus.com/europe/18187/hundreds-of-famili...

NaturalPhallacy 4y ago

"Puberty blockers" are the same class - and same effects as - the chemicals used to castrate gay people and pedophiles, including Alan Turing. Something the UK has since officially apologized for. I wonder if there are more apologies to come.

eesmith 4y ago
Not at all! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker , "The most commonly used puberty blockers are gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_agonist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone... , which shows the structure of "Leuprorelin, one of the most widely used GnRH agonists" and says: > They are agonists of the GnRH receptor and work by increasing or decreasing the release of gonadotropins and the production of sex hormones by the gonads. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing says "He accepted hormone treatment with DES, a procedure commonly referred to as chemical castration, as an alternative to prison." That's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol , "a nonsteroidal estrogen medication". > DES is an estrogen, or an agonist of the estrogen receptors, the biological target of estrogens like estradiol Different structure classes, different targets, and different effects.
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