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Tavistock’s Experimentation with Puberty Blockers: Scrutinizing the Evidence

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Pimmsnlemonade · 05/03/2019 22:51

www.transgendertrend.com/tavistock-experiment-puberty-blockers/

"To summarize, GIDS launched a study to administer experimental drugs to children suffering from gender dysphoria. Between 2010 and 2014, puberty blockers were given to 50 children. This study yielded only one published scientific article on outcomes. It showed no evidence for the effectiveness of GnRHa: there was no statistically significant difference in psychosocial functioning between the group given blockers and the group given only psychological support. In addition, there is unpublished evidence that after a year on GnRHa children reported greater self-harm, and that girls experienced more behavioural and emotional problems and expressed greater dissatisfaction with their body—so puberty blockers exacerbated gender dysphoria. Yet the study has been used to justify rolling out this drug regime to several hundred children aged under 16. Almost five years after the last patient was enrolled in the experiment, there is no evidence to substantiate Carmichael’s claim ‘that the results thus far have been positive’."

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DoctoressPlague · 11/03/2019 18:55

Really, sackrifice? Do you think it was your comment that wasn't 'civil', or are we not allowed to discuss Tranzwear packers for under 5 yr olds?

sackrifice · 11/03/2019 18:52

'not in the spirit of civil debate'.

Interesting.

Katvonfelttipeyebrows · 11/03/2019 17:58

So much food for thought here.

That early mermaids website actually sounded like a lot of sense.

Datun · 11/03/2019 16:41

Why the heck did anyone report if?

#NoDebate

JessicaWakefieldSVH · 11/03/2019 16:39

Its a whole other level of disturbing. I thought I couldn’t be shocked anymore.

Sackrifice, sometimes it takes them a while to answer queries re deletions but it is strange for yours to be removed. Why the heck did anyone report if?

sackrifice · 11/03/2019 16:29

I got a post deleted yesterday posting the same.

I've asked how it breaks talk guidelines but I don't think I've had it clarified yet.

Datun · 11/03/2019 16:26

MhairiV

'Penis packers' for three and four-year-olds have been the subject of threads before. It's absolutely abhorrent.

And they look like mini versions of male penises.

A lot of them are made by the same companys who make prepubescent sex dolls, (often only the torso).

It really does feel as though Pandoras box has been opened, and there is no one in authority who can close the lid.

I personally don't understand how these companies can't just be shut down.

Melroses · 11/03/2019 14:25

twitter.com/Mum3Sun/status/1105085747546198017

There is this from the Sun too.

JessicaWakefieldSVH · 11/03/2019 14:17

That is grim. I have no words for it... sick

MhairiV · 11/03/2019 14:14

I saw this thread on Twitter and wanted to share - this seemed like the most appropriate thread given the topic. I feel ill.

twitter.com/4th_wavenow/status/1104427039082405888?s=21

Tavistock’s Experimentation with Puberty Blockers: Scrutinizing the Evidence
Melroses · 11/03/2019 10:06

This weeks news is bogged down with the upcoming Brexit votes. Maybe they are getting ducks in a row, or ferreting further.

Lumene · 10/03/2019 16:03

Or may be because Telegraph already covered it, so no longer a ‘new’ story for the Sunday’s.

RedToothBrush · 10/03/2019 09:10

Possible. Or possible they are waiting for something more. There's been a sense of something bigger brewing for a while. Or they sitting on the story for maximum impact given there's quite a lot of news this week...

There was a Grey-Thompson article today.

BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 10/03/2019 09:06

no sign of the Times article this weekend

could they be subject to an injunction?

RedToothBrush · 10/03/2019 08:41

Hippocratic Oath or Hypocritical Oath?

NeurotrashWarrior · 10/03/2019 08:38

'Trans stories need to be told'

I'm posting this here simply because I repeatedly feel the end point is being sold but not the true story, warts and all.

This isn't always a fairy tale where people live happily ever after.

Tell those stories among adults. Tackle the restrictive stereotypes for children. Support mental health constantly.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/872255010/raven-wild-an-illustrated-lgbtq-childrens-book

hoodathunkit · 10/03/2019 08:30

This post is for anyone working at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust who has been feeling pressurised into conformity over issues relating to experiments on transgender children, claims of satanic ritual abuse or any other concerns.

You are not alone.

History is being made. Now is the time to step up to the plate and make your voice heard.

I would like to remind you about the Milgram experiment, an experiment that will be well known to all of you.

I would like to invite you to watch this archival video

Watching it will be a return to the early days of your training in psychology and mental health issues, but it is very important to revisit the basics from time to time.

As history is being made, what kind of "teacher" are you?

Are you one of those who stand up for your concerns for others and refuse to continue with the experiment or are you one of those who continue to conform and to do what you are told even if it harms others?

Take your time to reflect upon your concerns. Ask yourself "what kind of person am I?". Do the right thing. Make your concerns heard. Ensure that, as history is being made, you step up and do the right thing.

BickerinBrattle · 10/03/2019 08:30

Gender Identity Disorders in infancy.....

WTAF? This is insane.

RedToothBrush · 10/03/2019 08:26

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6790463/Beware-boob-job-clinics-dont-mention-risks-implant-related-cancer.html
Still fancy a boob job? Beware of hard-sell tactics... and no mention of implant-related cancer: Mail on Sunday reporter who went undercover to test the ethics of Britain's breast surgeons delivers her damning verdict

Not trans. But interesting to see the hard sell and lack of transparency here.

I take it schools are informing children of this when they are supporting transitioning and Mermaids are also upfront about this.

hoodathunkit · 10/03/2019 08:20

Timeline re Susie Green's involvement with Mermaids here

RedToothBrush · 10/03/2019 00:45

These pages are from 2000. I understood that it was under Susie Green that the big push for children to be recognised as transgender happened. When did she take over?

Susie Green's child would have been 6 in 2000.

Just saying.

RedToothBrush · 10/03/2019 00:41

This is, to some extent, an organised attack on thinking. Language is policed and dissent and sceptical, rational thought cannot be permitted

This

DoctoressPlague · 09/03/2019 22:53

That's interesting OldCrone.
Three years ago apparently, but she has been involved in Mermaids for much longer than that.
m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/susie-green

OldCrone · 09/03/2019 22:17

From the old Mermaids site:
Gender Identity Disorders in infancy, childhood and adolescence are complex and have varied causes: in the majority of cases the eventual outcome will be homosexuality or bisexuality, but often there will be a heterosexual outcome as some gender issues can be caused by a bereavement, a dysfunctional family life, or (rarely) by abuse. Only a small proportion of cases will result in a transsexual outcome.

<a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000622035655/www.mermaids.freeuk.com/gidca.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">web.archive.org/web/20000622035655/www.mermaids.freeuk.com/gidca.html

please never forget: a gender variant child or teenager will not necessarily grow up to be a transgendered adult.

<a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000617020706/www.mermaids.freeuk.com/intro.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">web.archive.org/web/20000617020706/www.mermaids.freeuk.com/intro.html

These pages are from 2000. I understood that it was under Susie Green that the big push for children to be recognised as transgender happened. When did she take over?

terfsandwich · 09/03/2019 21:14

Hrtft but BLOODY HELL:
Transvestism is seen as more common amongst men but women wear trousers so often it is hard to tell if a woman is in fact a transvestite
Shock