More than a third of children given puberty blockers at Britain’s controversial Tavistock Children’s Gender Clinic developed mental health problems after taking hormone-altering drugs, according to new analysis. Ta.
Updated on a 2011 study carried out by University College London Hospital (UCLH) and the Tavistock Center’s Gender Identity Development Service, the UK’s only pediatric gender reassignment clinic due to close due to inadequate safeguards. Analysis revealed that his mental health was deteriorating. Thirty-four percent of children given puberty-blocking drugs “definitely got worse,” 37% showed no change, and 29% “definitely improved” after taking the drugs.
The new study’s findings contradict a 2011 analysis of 44 children ages 12 to 15, which found that after young people took puberty suppressants, It is claimed that “there was no change in psychological functioning.” While the original analysis was based on group averages based on questionnaires given to children and their parents, the new findings were based on individual results. telegraph paper report.
Susan McPherson, professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Essex’s School of Health and Social Care, and David Freedman, a retired social scientist who led the new study, say their methodology “adjusts for variation across participants. “It provides a larger indicator,” he said.
“This complementary analytical approach allows us to examine how treatment is performing in terms of the proportion of patients who improve, worsen, and show clinically important changes,” the researchers said. said.
“Using this approach, it is possible to examine patterns such as who is benefiting and who is not,” they continued. “We recommend incorporating these approaches into new GDs. [gender dysphoria] Services are being established in the UK and new research studies are being planned. ”
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Last year, the National Health Service (NHS) opened the Tavistock Center and the controversial Gender Identity Center after an independent interim review by Dr Hilary Cass found the treatment on offer was “unsafe”. The Gender Development Services (GIDS) has been ordered to close by this year. Alternatively, there may be long-term options for children. However, the closure of GIDS has been postponed until March next year.
Gender clinics have come under fire from whistleblowers, including Dr David Bell, former governor of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, who last year accused them of giving hormones to children. It was clarified that clinicians will decide whether to administer changing drugs under dubious pretexts. For example, if a young girl did not show interest in “pink ribbons and dolls”.
The full report by Dr Hilary Cass’ team states that the latest research findings will be taken into account in the final report, which is expected to be published by the end of the year. The interim report has already led to major changes in the treatment of children identified as transgender, including banning the NHS from giving children puberty blockers, except in special circumstances such as clinical trials. There is.
Reacting to the new findings, a spokesperson for Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust said: “We are grateful to all the clinicians and academics who have contributed to this research over the years and welcome new peer-reviewed analysis of the relevant evidence.” How can we support these young people?
“The analysis plan for the original study was independently developed by medical statisticians, and the underlying data was made publicly available for further analysis by other researchers.”
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