‘Perfect Storm’: Studies on Transgender Medical Procedures for Kids Compromised by ‘Placebo Effect,’ Researcher Argues
Studies that purport to find health benefits for children who undergo transgender medical interventions are compromised by the placebo effect, according to a recent peer-reviewed analysis.
The “gender affirmation” model of care for gender dysphoria favored by the American medical establishment encourages doctors to affirm and encourage a child’s transgender identity and offer irreversible medical procedures to transition them to the opposite sex, pointing to studies suggesting the treatments may be linked to better mental health outcomes. Those studies, however, fail to account for the effect of doctors’ enthusiasm and other environmental factors in gender medicine settings, which may actually be behind any observed mental health improvements, Australian psychiatrist Alison Clayton argued in a Nov. 14 publication in the Archives of Sexual Behavior.
“The current treatment approach for [gender dysphoric] youth presents a perfect storm environment for the placebo effect,” she wrote.
A new peer-reviewed publication questions to what extent the small and highly uncertain benefits of "gender-affirming" hormones and surgeries, reported by some recent research from pediatric gender clinics, are further weakened by the "placebo effect."/1https://t.co/Ab9qoWifUS
— SEGM (@segm_ebm) December 8, 2022
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