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If you’re really confused about your sex, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a recommendation for you that doesn’t involve risking permanent sterility: talk therapy.
This is truly the age of Trump.
In the 409-page report (PDF), Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria, the authors contend that the so-called gender-affirming model of care includes “irreversible endocrine and surgical interventions on minors with no physical pathology.” The risks include infertility and sterility, sexual dysfunction, surgical complications, and more — including regret.
From Liberty Counsel:
The authors of the report, whose names have not yet been released, stated in many instances gender confusion resolves “naturally.” By not letting children take their course through puberty and adolescence, these “irreversible” procedures then lead to “lifelong medical dependency” for something that is treatable by other noninvasive means, such as counseling.
The authors noted that the effectiveness of talk therapy “for a wide range of mental health problems, including those that often present with gender dysphoria, suggests it may also be beneficial for gender dysphoria specifically.”
Can you imagine a teenage girl taking male hormones and getting her breasts cut off regretting these decisions as a young woman trying to get pregnant? The “transgender” lobby does not care.
“The evidence shows gender confusion is linked to underlying mental health issues, which can be effectively treated through counseling,” said Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “The medical profession needs to return to sound science to treat mental health issues with proven psychiatric therapies to heal rather than harm.”
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