2024-07-13 09:25:31
Puberty blockers are not given to children because there is not enough evidence of safety and clinical effectiveness. They cause irreversible changes which can include permanent infertility. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-0-19) Author
2024-07-13 09:35:03
The government itself determined that the action to ban them would cause more harm than allowing them to continue taking them. This was revealed in a high court case yesterday (12/07/24) NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-1-2) Author
2024-07-13 09:57:06
Proposed note incorrectly cites the linked NHS source. Permanent infertility is a potential consequence of gender affirming hormones, not of puberty blockers. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-0-2) Author
2024-07-13 10:05:00
Puberty blockers for under 18s experiencing gender distress have been banned due to the lack of evidence that they are safe and effective. Previous studies have also shown that they may increase mental health deterioration. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-1-22) Author
2024-07-13 10:17:44
The fact is that currently puberty blockers do have a variety of evidence both for and against their efficacy. Community notes should be fact checking not providing a counterpoint to one of multiple different opinions expressed regarding something. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-0-4) Author
2024-07-13 12:58:12
NNN - The post claims he sent his MP a letter, and there is no evidence to the contrary NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-0-1) Author
2024-07-13 13:41:37
NNN Puberty blockers are safe and have been used for 30 years and are used for treating precocious puberty as well as adolescent gender dysphoria. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-1-3) Author
2024-07-13 15:26:28
Cass Review found that not enough is known about the longer-term impacts of puberty blockers for children and young people with gender incongruence to know whether they are safe or not, nor which children might benefit from their use. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-1-10) Author