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> And it’s NOT very very real to them Except it is. There's no research that show significant rates of desistence in the relevant population, which is children
by DanBC 4y ago
> And it’s NOT very very real to them
Except it is. There's no research that show significant rates of desistence in the relevant population, which is children who want to transition. Rates of persistence are high in this population. Rates of regret are low, and are far lower than many other common forms of surgery.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888989122000283 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S188898912...
- hobbitstan 4y agoKeep that in mind over the coming years as these teenagers outgrow this mania and face what they have done to their bodies. It has already begun.
- DanBC 4y agoNo, it hasn't. We have decades of research on this. Rates of desistence are low. Rates of regret are low, and are lower than most other forms of medical care. Edit: Even the submitted article admits that on one side you have medical opinion and science saying PBs are safe and reversible, but that you have Republican politicians saying they're harmful. It doesn't present any evidence that PBs are harmful. I notice that you haven't either. And anti-trans campaigners can't, because their position is incoherent. PBs are apparently so dangerous we can't give them to children, but children who've had them are still so powerful we can't allow them to compete in sports because they'd win everything.