A 15-year-old study found that the majority of children who are confused about their gender outgrow that feeling by the time they reach adulthood.
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Groningenin in the Netherlands, surveyed 2,770 gender-confused children every three years and asked them about their feelings about the issue. report by daily mail.
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At the start of the study, approximately one in ten children (11%) reported that they were “unsatisfied with their gender” to varying degrees, but by the age of 25, “frequently” Only 1 in 25 (4%) answered “ or ”. “Sometimes” we felt dissatisfied with our sex.
“The results of this study may help young people understand that it is normal and relatively common to have some doubts about their identity and gender identity during this time. “No,” the researchers concluded.
The study is a major blow to those who argue that children should be able to receive drug treatment for transgender-related purposes as well as transgender-related medical procedures.
Patrick Brown, a fellow at the conservative think tank Ethics and Public Policy Center, said: daily mail“This study provides further reason to be skeptical of active measures to promote gender transition in childhood and adolescence.”
“The fact that satisfaction levels are down even after just a few years is a sign that, for the majority of people, teens who are struggling to understand, it’s important to be cautious and not rush into permanent surgery or hormone therapy.” “It suggests that caution is the best approach when it comes to the world and their place in it,” he added.
“So a policy that prohibits minors from transitioning makes a lot of sense,” Brown asserted.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk also responded to the study on Thursday, writing in a post on X/Twitter: It costs money. ”
Adults are allowed to do what they want as long as they don’t harm others, but children need to be protected at all costs. https://t.co/DBgwyvUovs
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 4, 2024
The Dutch study, published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, is reportedly one of the longest-running studies to examine the problem of children who are confused about their gender.
The researchers concluded that, although gender dissatisfaction is relatively common in early adolescence, it generally declines with age and appears to be associated with poorer self-concept and mental health throughout development. “It has said.
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said Dr. Jay Richards, director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Faith, and Family. daily mail“We’ve known for more than a decade that most children who experience sexual body pain resolve their feelings after going through natural adolescence.”
Richards said other sources reveal that “in previous generations, 88% of girls with gender dysphoria and 98% of boys with gender dysphoria refused to go through natural puberty.” added.
“These two facts make it clear why ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors is such an outrageous practice. It ultimately leads to sterilization and often disrupts natural sexual function. will be completely lost,” the doctor said.
“There is not enough evidence that this helps minors in the long term. Furthermore, it medicalizes what is very likely to be a temporary psychiatric condition,” Richards added. “History will judge this medicalized ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors, just as we judge eugenics and lobotomy today.”
Remarkably, diagnoses of gender dysphoria will increase sharply from 2018 to 2022 in every state in the United States except South Dakota, and the average age of diagnosis will also tend to be younger, according to a health data analysis company. This was revealed in a report by Definitive Healthcare.
Furthermore, an analysis of insurance claims conducted by Comodo Health found that approximately 121,880 children between the ages of 6 and 17 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria between 2017 and 2021; It is reported that there was an astonishing 70% increase compared to the previous year.
Currently, one-fifth of all new diagnoses each year are in children under 18 years of age.
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