UK News: The NHS will no longer give kids puberty blockers

[TheButcher]

About time some common sense was used in this world. Why would you want to alter the natural development of kids for fuck sake.


"NHS clinics will be banned from giving puberty-blocking drugs to children who think they are transgender.

Health chiefs said the long-term risks are unknown and the medicines should only be given to kids as part of strict clinical trials.

Fewer than 100 under-18s in England currently take the drugs.

They work by suppressing natural sex hormones to prevent the growth of beards or breasts while a teenager considers changing gender.

NHS England said studies showed no evidence they improve the patient’s quality of life and they may damage bone development or have other harmful effects.

It said: “We have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness of puberty-suppressing hormones to make the treatment routinely available at this time.”"



https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/2663331 ... mones-nhs/

[tacnet]

Totally agree. Its not until after puberty that kids can decide if they are gay, straight, trans or whatever

Where are the parents that are letting their take this drug in the first place ????

Good move

[jag]

Totally agree. Its not until after puberty that kids can decide if they are gay, straight, trans or whatever

Where are the parents that are letting their take this drug in the first place ????

Good move

How I think it works and after hormones start doing their thing many teens are confused until they discover who they are.

[killah]

Let kids be kids and grow up decide on their sexuality and gender

[AlexO]

About time some common sense was used in this world. Why would you want to alter the natural development of kids for fuck sake.


"NHS clinics will be banned from giving puberty-blocking drugs to children who think they are transgender.

Health chiefs said the long-term risks are unknown and the medicines should only be given to kids as part of strict clinical trials.

Fewer than 100 under-18s in England currently take the drugs.

They work by suppressing natural sex hormones to prevent the growth of beards or breasts while a teenager considers changing gender.

NHS England said studies showed no evidence they improve the patient’s quality of life and they may damage bone development or have other harmful effects.

It said: “We have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness of puberty-suppressing hormones to make the treatment routinely available at this time.”"



https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/2663331 ... mones-nhs/

Safety first sounds right

[Big MOE]

Do they hand them out to kids here?

[TheButcher]

Do they hand them out to kids here?

By here I assume you mean in California, not sure would be interesting to find out.

[britporn_mike]

Spend the money on cancer patients it is a major disease which needs more funding to save lives.

[born2bewild]

They came to their senses

[tittylove]

Do they hand them out to kids here?

By here I assume you mean in California, not sure would be interesting to find out.

I'll try search and get back my guess it happens here

[nudelinks]

Just saw this one, Scotland has followed suit.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scotland-hal ... 00382.html

"London — The only gender identity clinic in Scotland has paused prescribing puberty blockers to new patients under 18 years old, mirroring action taken by England's health authorities after a landmark review found young people had been let down by "remarkably weak" evidence backing medical interventions in gender care.

The report, commissioned by Britain's National Health Service, also found that the "toxicity" of the debate around gender identity meant physicians were operating in fear.

Dr. Hillary Cass, who led the review that produced the 388-page report published earlier this month, said "we don't have good evidence" that puberty blockers are safe to use to prevent changes that come during puberty."

[calista]

Just saw this one, Scotland has followed suit.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scotland-hal ... 00382.html

"London — The only gender identity clinic in Scotland has paused prescribing puberty blockers to new patients under 18 years old, mirroring action taken by England's health authorities after a landmark review found young people had been let down by "remarkably weak" evidence backing medical interventions in gender care.

The report, commissioned by Britain's National Health Service, also found that the "toxicity" of the debate around gender identity meant physicians were operating in fear.

Dr. Hillary Cass, who led the review that produced the 388-page report published earlier this month, said "we don't have good evidence" that puberty blockers are safe to use to prevent changes that come during puberty."

Can it be reversed by more hormones?