"Not to mention that after so many years it is very difficult even for the patient themselves to accurately recall their decision process and what they knew or didn't know at the time-memories change constantly little by little."
Great point!
Particularly true when the patient for irreversible body modification treatment is a minor. Often …
"Not to mention that after so many years it is very difficult even for the patient themselves to accurately recall their decision process and what they knew or didn't know at the time-memories change constantly little by little."
Great point!
Particularly true when the patient for irreversible body modification treatment is a minor. Often one in a group of friends who also won't remember.
Doctors wanting to help people in general may be true...but there has been a concerted pushback from the health care industry against not only any research about long-term effects of blockers and cross-sex hormones but any discussion of research.
Patient follow up is dismal, and results aren't being tracked well.
Low quality research.
This is not like other conditions in that way. It has not been treated responsibly by providers, but has been promoted on unverifiable claims.
If unsustainable liability is what it takes to put the brakes on whatever helpful impulse led countless doctors to treat minors with poorly researched, harmful drugs and even surgeries, and to not follow up with their patients effectively over time, then so be it.
"Not to mention that after so many years it is very difficult even for the patient themselves to accurately recall their decision process and what they knew or didn't know at the time-memories change constantly little by little."
Great point!
Particularly true when the patient for irreversible body modification treatment is a minor. Often one in a group of friends who also won't remember.
Doctors wanting to help people in general may be true...but there has been a concerted pushback from the health care industry against not only any research about long-term effects of blockers and cross-sex hormones but any discussion of research.
Patient follow up is dismal, and results aren't being tracked well.
Low quality research.
This is not like other conditions in that way. It has not been treated responsibly by providers, but has been promoted on unverifiable claims.
If unsustainable liability is what it takes to put the brakes on whatever helpful impulse led countless doctors to treat minors with poorly researched, harmful drugs and even surgeries, and to not follow up with their patients effectively over time, then so be it.