American College of Pediatricians: ‘No Long-Term Evidence’ that ‘Affirming’ Youth as ‘Trans’ Improves Mental Health
"that young patients experiencing gender dysphoria deserve help in accepting and loving themselves as they are, not interventions that destroy their healthy bodies and put them on track of medicalization for life"
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A report released Wednesday by the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) states that so-called “gender-affirming care” provides “no demonstrable, long-term benefit” for the mental health and well-being of adolescents who claim a gender identity incongruent with their true sex.
The report, the result of a review of over 60 studies, found “no long-term evidence” that “social transition, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones” offer improvement in the mental health of these young people. ---More...
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