Bob's Mate;
So what are your views on puberty blockers?
Bit late for me at the age of 72.
I don't have enough knowledge on the subject to form an opinion.
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StJabbo1,
Jul 17, 2022
Bit late at 72 but at 74 you have miraculously gained enough knowledge on the subject to now form an opinion, even if it is the wrong one. One thing you were right about though, it was a bit late then. It's way past your comprehension now.
There is a load of evidence already posted on here as to why puberty blockers are harmful to children. Schad has decided to ignore it for reasons only known to himself. He obviously has his own agenda but the welfare of children doesn't seem to come into it. Why would anyone support something as seriously damaging to young children? Aligning yourself with Schad discredits you also.
He and anyone who agrees with him are beyond the reach of enlightenment so there is no point in putting up more facts just to be disregarded again. But what I will say is the NHS hasn't stopped prescribing PB's because of my posts on here. Maybe there's a medical reason that Dr Schad is unaware of or has ignored again. Something for you to think about when giving any further opinions.
I've taken the time to read a number of peer reviewed papers and look at the current investigations ongoing and being proposed in the UK and overseas so able to base my opinions on your posts and agree with Schad with a far better understanding than you are ever likely to have.
You have refused to address this regarding the treatment of precocious puberty which Schad has personal experience of.
"The condition doesn’t have to disrupt your child’s life. Providers can treat precocious puberty—marked by breast development before age 8 or testes growth before age 9—with hormonal suppressants, also called puberty blockers. With supervision, these reversible drugs safely and effectively delay a child’s development until they’re ready."
https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/puberty-blockers-for-precocious-puberty.html"
Or anything else that opposes your opinion formed in willful ignorance.
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What are the possible benefits of puberty blockers?
For transgender and gender-diverse youth who have gender dysphoria, delaying puberty might:
- improve mental well-being.
- Ease depression and anxiety.
- Improve social interactions with others.
- Lower the need for future surgeries.
- Ease thoughts or actions of self-harm.
Taking puberty blockers alone, however, without other medical or behavioral treatment, might not be enough to ease gender dysphoria."
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What are the criteria for use of puberty blockers?
In most cases, to begin using puberty blockers, an individual needs to:
- Show a lasting pattern of gender nonconformity or gender dysphoria.
- Have gender dysphoria that began or worsened at the start of puberty.
- Address any psychological, medical or social problems that could interfere with the treatment.
- Be able to understand the treatment and agree to have it. This is called informed consent.
Puberty blockers are not recommended for children who have not started puberty.
In most cases, youth aren't old enough to get medical treatment without a parent, guardian or other caregiver's permission. This is called medical consent. For those who haven't reached the age of medical consent, a parent, guardian or caregiver often needs to agree to the use of puberty blockers. Parent and family support and encouragement also has been shown to be an important part of boosting mental health and well-being throughout this treatment."
Going back two years and similar with other posts is more than obsessive. The denigrating comments you made above are condescending, arrogant and pompous insults which render your arguments worthless.
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There's been no credible posts of PB doing widespread damage posted here certainly plenty of shrill homophobic hysteria. You do know NHS hasn't stopped prescribing PB/PSH or don't you? You've obviously poasted sensational headlines from the gutter press without bothering to get the full story. This is the NHS current policy, some points for consideration highlighted. -
https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/c...ones-for-gender-incongruence-or-dysphoria.pdf
"We have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness of PSH to make the treatment
routinely available at this time. NHS England recommends that access to PSH for children and young people with gender incongruence/dysphoria should only be available as part of research.
On an exceptional, case by case basis any clinical recommendation to prescribe PSH for the purpose of puberty suppression outside of research and in contradiction to the routine commissioning position set out in this policy must be considered and approved by a national multidisciplinary team. For children and young people who, at the point the proposed clinical commissioning policy takes effect, have been referred into an endocrine clinic but have not yet been assessed by a consultant endocrinologist for suitability of PSH, or who are already administering PSH through an NHS prescription, there is an expectation of consideration for treatment that would need to be clinically managed. In these cases it would be for the consultant endocrinologist to consider with the child or young person and their family whether to continue with off- label prescribing within the current clinical pathway."
The 100 or so children on a program will continue to be prescribed their medication. Others may be prescribed but under clear clinical management in full consultation with all concerned..
