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Hormones are bad says JK Rowling. Using them is lazy. Heal your mind

In 2003 15% of cis women in UK age 45-68 took HRT
After studies linked HRT to increase breast cancer risk this fell to 5% by 2013
In 2015 @NICEComms found oestrogen only didn't have increased breast cancer risk Image
According to NICE around 1.5 million people could benefit from HRT to combat effects of menopause, yet 5 years on there remains poor uptake because of the health scare blown up by the media. Many GPs remain reluctant to prescribe HRT.
Evidence based access to HRT, & the patriarchal NHS restricting access, is a feminist AND a Trans Rights issue. Its the SAME MEDICATION used in Trans Health (Estrogen & Testosterone). Scaremongering access to HRT is anti science, anti medicine & anti feminist
#MakeMenapauseMatter Psychological symptoms 1.4....
Fiction writers please stick to writing fiction & stop weighing in on (Trans) healthcare. I don't care if you have shitty opinions, just keep them to yourself, it is embarrassing. Transgender healthcare saves lives.

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#NHSFailingTransKids
LInk to NICE guidelines. nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23/…

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Apr 26
The question whether the Cass review team carried out engagement with Trans communities is immaterial. The engagement was not genuine, views shared in good faith by children & young people, families & support services were absent from synthesis & final recommendations. #CassFlaws
The methodology of the Cass Review qualitiative research stated they would conduct 40 interviews, 20 with 12-18s and 20 with adults up to age 30. They managed only 14 and 12 respectively. 26 interviews which were jumped on by gender critcal parents & anti Trans 'ex trans' groups
I'll repeat, in terms of the research output, the Cass York team conducted only 14 interviews with Trans children. 14 not even meeting the miniscule target set out in their research methodology.
Read 7 tweets
Apr 25
I'm working my way through the Cass Sytemic review on Clinical guidelines for children & adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: it is very difficult to lack of access to the standards they review. There are also methodological issues 1/adc.bmj.com/content/early/…
I'm going to talk about the two standards the Cass research team rated highest & which the Cass Final report is most closely matched to in terms of recommendations - namely The Swedish and Finland protocols 2/
It's important to note neither of these guidelines is published in English. Originally Cass research team had stated they would exclude non English language guidelines, this is repeated in the overarching criteria of the Cass Report (screenshot 1). However they made exceptions 3/ Cass review overarching inclusion and exclusion criteria (studies not reported to English language in Exclusion criteria) from Final Cass Report https://cass.independent-review.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CassReview_Final.pdf
Read 25 tweets
Apr 22
I've been looking at a paper cited in Cass (recreating a graph introducing new spelling errors). I have thoughts. It is an undergraduate author. No full is data provided - only 3 sets of extracts, which have 9 or 10 respondents 1 of which repeats in error. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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The methodology section doesn't state the survey was originally a questionnaire to understand current needs of detransitioners and to produce an information booklet about detransition. I wonder if ethics approval was given for this - any German Trans academics can help check?
r/detrans reddit post "Information booklet about detransition: we need your input! "we've created a small set of questions addressed to female and male detransitioners and desisters that is aimed at gathering more knowledge and experiences. The answers will be collected anonymously and used to enrich the content of the booklet with insights, advice and perspectives coming from detransitioners themselves"
A cross-sectional survey was conducted, using online social media to recruit detransitioners. Access to the questionnaire was open from the 16th of November until the 22nd of December 2019. Any detransitioner of any age or nationality was invited to take part in the study. The survey was shared by Post Trans (www.post-trans.com)—a platform for female detransitioners—via public posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Participants were also recruited through private Facebook groups and a Reddit forum for detransitioners (r/detrans). Some of the latter platforms were addressed exclusively to...
The survey was shared on Twitter, Reddit (R/Detrans), Facebook & Instagram. I've looked at these posts. There was minimal interaction which makes me suspicious of the claimed 237 respondents - much higher than more publicised surveys ie Littman (2021) 101 responents in 4.5 months

lisamarchiano This is great to see! I am a a therapist who is working with some other professionals to create a survey on this subject as well. Would you be willing to share your findings with us?   post_el OP Yes! I would also be glad to hear more about this survey. I will contact you by private message
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Apr 12
I've been reading of the Finland youth gender centre in Tampere which the Cass review lauds. It was recently revealed the head of the centre is on the Cass advisory group. CW In following tweets I relate extremely disturbing accounts from parents & youth of what they endured 1/
This is by 'Spinner' for Kehraaja (Nightjar in Finnish) 19.3.2021 "Describe to me how you masturbate?" - the position of trans youth in the treatment system is bleak" 2/kehraaja.com/kuvaile-minull…
Content Warning in the article is as follows "we recommend using discretion when reading, as the text may shock readers. The text discusses, among other things, medical power and its use, possible violations of a child's sexual integrity, and measures aimed at trans youth." 3/
Read 35 tweets
Jan 14
There is a bad science story in Today's Daily Mail. Where an anti Trans academic has published a new study - the headline claiming Puberty Blockers lowers IQ in Trans youth. It took me 5 mins to find the study.
Here's some quick fact checking on this research: 1/
1) The study 'The Impact of Suppressing Puberty on Neuropsychological Function' Baxindale S. is pre-print & has not been peer reviewed. It is not clear where or when it will be published. A quick review sees some common factors in anti Trans studies such as 'cherry picking' 2/
2) The 'Study' presents no new data, it is a literature review, front ended with common anti Trans talking points. Many of these look familiar to simliar outputs from the author including on anti Trans lobby group Transgender Trend's website. 3/
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Nov 26, 2022
BREAKING: WPATH release statement on NHS Trans health interim service specification for children & young people "An unconscionable degree of state intusion into personal & family medical decision making" with "serious flaws...likely to cause enormous harm"
#TransHealthCrisis
WPATH, ASIAPATH, EPATH, PATHA, and USPATH Response to NHS England Statement regarding the Interim Service Specification for the Specialist Service for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria (Phase 1 Providers) by NHS England* listloop.com/wpath/mail.cgi…
This is one of the best crafted, and referenced critiques I have ever read. To be issued by the deeply conservative WPATH & by all major international Trans health organisations, demonstrates just how far the NHS has strayed into moral panic over evidenced based Trans healthcare.
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