Quote (majorblood @ Oct 3 2023 06:16pm)
well pick a scandinavian country then, if the entire NHS system is apparently corrupt on this topic. simply put your statement of "The medical consensus is extremely strong which is why basically every evidence-based organization recommends largely the same course of treatment."
is not correct, many leading developed countries are against the use of puberty blockers as previously described -- not just fringe politically motivated bad actors
https://www-sbu-se.translate.goog/342?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wappThe first point is already concerning. Puberty blockers on trans kids has been shown in plenty of studies to have positive impacts. Like I said, political process is political.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/political-minds/202201/the-evidence-trans-youth-gender-affirming-medical-careMultiple studies that all conclude some version of "puberty blockers or hormone treatment was associated with better outcomes".
I haven't gone through each of these in detail, but the fact is you can find dozens of studies all showing improvement with hormone or puberty blocking treatment and you have to really dig for ones that find any kind of negative outcome. Usually the results are positive, or not enough sample size to conclude. Negative is extremely rare.
The only real question up for debate is if the risks outweigh the benefits, and in political organizations they inherently skew more conservative due to being based at least in part on public perception. Medical organizations almost universally agree that gender affirming care, including potentially puberty blockers or hormone treatments, are appropriate when prescribed appropriately.