The published research in the past few years on the clinical effects of estrogen in males shows that there is no upside at all. And surgeries make things even worse.
Thank you. My son is a conscientious and kind doctor in the UK, and it frightens me that he still believes that puberty blockers and hormones are acceptable treatments for young people.
My words are falling on deaf ears even though I study gender issues, having worked in NHS mental health.
He doesn't work in this field luckily. But people like him need to read this...and listen to the detransitioners who are dealing with the personal fallout.
Thank you for this amazing research. I just sat through a lecture at my medical school by a woman with a PhD from OHSU gender clinic. She presented claims that gender affirming care for minors is "curative and preventive." Her presentation had ZERO references to back up her claims. She also contradicted herself multiple times. One such contradiction was in her attempt to debunk what she called a myth, that adolescents could outgrow gender dysphoria. Her debunk went like this: “If an adolescent is in puberty, it is unlikely a phase. However, adolescence is a time of identity exploration and experimenting with expression. By supporting them in their gender identity, we can help facilitate healthy exploration of all the aspects of their identity.” Exact quote. This woman claims to be a professional in the medical field and yet she presents this topic without references, contradictions, and outrageous claims. Unbelievable hubris. What is sounds like from her presentation is she is knowingly and willingly sterilizing young people from poor families, POC and homosexuals.
There are some issues with your main point. You are comparing people with dysphoria (an often crippling mental condition) to non-dysphoric control groups. I highly doubt that a dysphoric individual not undergoing medical transition would emulate the physical and mental health of non-dysphorics, especially considering the social withdrawal, depression, and self-hatred that goes hand-in-hand. Brain shrinkage from external estrogens seems to line up, and has been verified by many researchers. Other studies you link to sometimes do not suggest estrogen as being the main cause of health issues, but rather lifestyle choices from transness that may be more attributable to depression, isolation, and inaction, which could partially be attributed to hormonal changes, but not entirely. These symptoms of depression are partially caused by societal hostility to transness, something you do not seem inclined in weakening. Some studies show feminizing HRT brings people to health risks on par with natal women, which, while not great, isn’t usually cause for huge alarm either.
good thing no ones giving estrogen to men then. (trans women are women)(stop being bigots)(let trans people live their lives)(trans people existing doesnt affect you in any way)
Please can you comment on Doye et al 2023. Nature Human Behaviour. "A systematic review of psychosocial changes after gender-affirming hormone therapy among transgender people".
Thank you. My son is a conscientious and kind doctor in the UK, and it frightens me that he still believes that puberty blockers and hormones are acceptable treatments for young people.
My words are falling on deaf ears even though I study gender issues, having worked in NHS mental health.
He doesn't work in this field luckily. But people like him need to read this...and listen to the detransitioners who are dealing with the personal fallout.
Thank you for this amazing research. I just sat through a lecture at my medical school by a woman with a PhD from OHSU gender clinic. She presented claims that gender affirming care for minors is "curative and preventive." Her presentation had ZERO references to back up her claims. She also contradicted herself multiple times. One such contradiction was in her attempt to debunk what she called a myth, that adolescents could outgrow gender dysphoria. Her debunk went like this: “If an adolescent is in puberty, it is unlikely a phase. However, adolescence is a time of identity exploration and experimenting with expression. By supporting them in their gender identity, we can help facilitate healthy exploration of all the aspects of their identity.” Exact quote. This woman claims to be a professional in the medical field and yet she presents this topic without references, contradictions, and outrageous claims. Unbelievable hubris. What is sounds like from her presentation is she is knowingly and willingly sterilizing young people from poor families, POC and homosexuals.
There are some issues with your main point. You are comparing people with dysphoria (an often crippling mental condition) to non-dysphoric control groups. I highly doubt that a dysphoric individual not undergoing medical transition would emulate the physical and mental health of non-dysphorics, especially considering the social withdrawal, depression, and self-hatred that goes hand-in-hand. Brain shrinkage from external estrogens seems to line up, and has been verified by many researchers. Other studies you link to sometimes do not suggest estrogen as being the main cause of health issues, but rather lifestyle choices from transness that may be more attributable to depression, isolation, and inaction, which could partially be attributed to hormonal changes, but not entirely. These symptoms of depression are partially caused by societal hostility to transness, something you do not seem inclined in weakening. Some studies show feminizing HRT brings people to health risks on par with natal women, which, while not great, isn’t usually cause for huge alarm either.
You've done some amazing research. Thank you! Have you come across data on feminizing hormones and cancer risks?
Perhaps you should add this. It seems you’re clearly biased and probably transphobic. This study found cognitive function to increase in older trans women https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743609521005191
good thing no ones giving estrogen to men then. (trans women are women)(stop being bigots)(let trans people live their lives)(trans people existing doesnt affect you in any way)
Please can you comment on Doye et al 2023. Nature Human Behaviour. "A systematic review of psychosocial changes after gender-affirming hormone therapy among transgender people".