There can be some changes with bone density. The person would likely look different if they went through puberty- changes in height, body shape, etc. Lots of unknowns. I don't mind people being cautious. I would like to see some of these republicans fund research programs to better determine what is best for the patients but they just want to trigger the dems and fire up their base.
Give me your understanding of the pituitary gonadal axis? What are the implications of estrogen and testosterone on brain imprinting in testicular feminization and congenital adrenal hyperplasia? How about the effects of hormones on bone mineral density? I'll hang up and wait.
Most don't do any genital surgery until 18 or later. It's a matter of public record, but over a 3 year course we did two mastectomies in a 15+10 month old and someone who was 16 +10 days. Both had parental support and had been on treatment for years. The legal age of consent in KS for medical care is 16, not 18.
Some are still out there. That's why the GOP is getting their assess handed to them when they put abortion rights up to public vote.
www.wsj.com
I heard you can "reverse" a mastectomy by just slapping some bags where them ol' tits used to be. Speak to that, please!
Regret rates are about 1%. Data has been really stable. I would venture that is the same for most surgeries as that would correspond to significant complication rates. Someone gets back surgery and has worse pain, hip replacement gets infected, etc.
It doesn't really matter what the regret rates are, emotionally, mentally, or because of complications. If a parent makes a life altering decision on behalf of a minor, they should be responsible for that. This is a little different than choosing a school or hairstyle.
Abortion has been a difficult issue for Republicans post Dobbs. It partially explains why they need to hyper agitate their base with misinformation over trans kids. States rights and individual rights up until they run counter to the religious views and bigotry of those in charge. Then it's about saving the children.Some are still out there. That's why the GOP is getting their assess handed to them when they put abortion rights up to public vote.
Supporters of abortion access have emphasized ‘freedom’ and ‘values’ in successful campaigns in red-leaning states, with more to come in 2024
By Molly Ball
Updated Dec. 30, 2023 12:10 am ET
Shortly after November’s state-level elections affirmed voters’ support for abortion rights in Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, a Democratic pollster named Angela Kuefler got on a webinar to deliver an analysis—and a warning—to her fellow progressives. Yes, it was clear abortion was a winning issue, she said, but it mattered a lot how advocates talked about it.
“Talking about this in the context of values really widens our support,” said Kuefler, an adviser to the Nov. 7 ballot initiative in Ohio that added a right to abortion to the state’s constitution, winning by nearly 14 points in a state President Biden lost by eight. By values, she explained, she was principally talking about the idea of freedom. In polling by Kuefler’s firm, Global Strategy Group, majorities answered “yes” to both “Should we restore the rights we had under Roe v. Wade?” and “Should personal decisions like abortion be up to women rather than the government?” But the latter statement outperformed the former by a whopping 19-point margin, she noted, adding, “It’s the values language that allows us to win by such big margins.”
How Abortion-Rights Backers Changed Their Message—and Started Winning
Supporters of abortion access have emphasized “freedom” and “values” in successful campaigns in red-leaning states, with more to come in 2024.
It is very rare for minors to have surgery on their privates. This is one of those hot button topics that some want to lean on that really isn't a thing.
I have no idea how you should feel about a hypothetical that may never happen. These are decisions you will need to make on your own.
Again, because you say so? Hell you can't even convince yourself!
Well we don't have deep study into these questions period. In fact, inquiry into whether people claiming to be trans are at any deep level -- or what it even means -- is radioactive hot and scientific research is scant because of this. (Also it's a recently emerging phenomenon)
That's exactly what I've stated but appears no one actually wants to see the data or determine what is actually happening.
These guys have it all figured out as to what is going on and why it's happening, and no amount of facts will change their opinions.
The bigots do not want facts. They want a wedge issue, and fear that doctors and teachers will turn their kids queer. It’s purely about spooking the herd to stampede over a small, powerless group of citizens.
I've seen the exact opposite which is why a single person is not data. It's an anecdote. Majority of people getting gender affirming surgery are males who identify as trans women. In fact the science shows that based on the number of people undergoing surgery in the US, more transwomen will get surgery. The thought is we are probably undergoing something like this. My grandfather is not left handed because when he was, the nuns beat it out of him.@Gimmered @sober_teacher @SocraticIshmael
‘An explosion’: what is behind the rise in girls questioning their gender identity?
As the NHS reviews gender referrals, parents, clinicians and young people reveal the social, medical and emotional challenges they facewww.theguardian.com
An ‘explosion’ in referrals
The rise in the number of biological girls seeking referrals to Gids was set out in an interim report by Dr Hilary Cass, the paediatrician commissioned to conduct a review of the services provided by the NHS to children and young people questioning their gender identity.
The trend was confirmed by clinicians who spoke to the Guardian.
“In the past few years it has become an explosion. Many of us feel confused by what has happened, and it’s often hard to talk about it to colleagues,” said a London-based psychiatrist working in a child and adolescent mental health unit, who has been a consultant for the past 17 years.
Like all NHS employees interviewed, she asked for anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject.
“I might have seen one child with gender dysphoria once every two years when I started practising. It was very niche and rare.” Now, somewhere between 10% and 20% of her caseload is made up of adolescents registered as female at birth who identify as non-binary or trans, with just an occasional male-registered teenager who identifies as trans.
Another senior child psychiatrist said girls who wanted to transition made up about 5% of her caseload.
“In the last five to 10 years we’ve seen a huge surge in young women who, at the age of around 12 or 13, want to become boys. They’ve changed their name and they are pressing … to have hormones or puberty blockers”
"Muh left-handedness!"I've seen the exact opposite which is why a single person is not data. It's an anecdote. Majority of people getting gender affirming surgery are males who identify as trans women. In fact the science shows that based on the number of people undergoing surgery in the US, more transwomen will get surgery. The thought is we are probably undergoing something like this. My grandfather is not left handed because when he was, the nuns beat it out of him.
Now do Autism.@Gimmered @sober_teacher @SocraticIshmael
‘An explosion’: what is behind the rise in girls questioning their gender identity?
As the NHS reviews gender referrals, parents, clinicians and young people reveal the social, medical and emotional challenges they face
An ‘explosion’ in referrals
The rise in the number of biological girls seeking referrals to Gids was set out in an interim report by Dr Hilary Cass, the paediatrician commissioned to conduct a review of the services provided by the NHS to children and young people questioning their gender identity.
The trend was confirmed by clinicians who spoke to the Guardian.
“In the past few years it has become an explosion. Many of us feel confused by what has happened, and it’s often hard to talk about it to colleagues,” said a London-based psychiatrist working in a child and adolescent mental health unit, who has been a consultant for the past 17 years.
Like all NHS employees interviewed, she asked for anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject.
“I might have seen one child with gender dysphoria once every two years when I started practising. It was very niche and rare.” Now, somewhere between 10% and 20% of her caseload is made up of adolescents registered as female at birth who identify as non-binary or trans, with just an occasional male-registered teenager who identifies as trans.
Another senior child psychiatrist said girls who wanted to transition made up about 5% of her caseload.
“In the last five to 10 years we’ve seen a huge surge in young women who, at the age of around 12 or 13, want to become boys. They’ve changed their name and they are pressing … to have hormones or puberty blockers”
They're linked.
