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* '''source''': [[source::New York Times]]
* '''authors''': [[author::Megan Twohey]] and [[author::Christina Jewett]]
==Quotes==
* {{fmt/quote|concerns are growing among some medical professionals about the consequences of the drugs, a New York Times examination found.}} citation needed
* {{fmt/quote|The questions are fueling government reviews in Europe, prompting a push for more research and leading some prominent specialists to reconsider at what age to prescribe them and for how long.}} citation needed
* {{fmt/quote|A small number of doctors won’t recommend them at all.}} How does that number compare to the fairly large number of doctors who are simply prejudiced against trans people, and will avoid treating them without citing reasons?
* {{fmt/quote|“There’s going to be a price,” said Dr. Sundeep Khosla, who leads a bone research lab at the Mayo Clinic. “And the price is probably going to be some deficit in skeletal mass.”}} Is that risk demonstrably more than the risk of suicide from not treating?
* {{fmt/quote|In 2015, four prominent American gender clinics were awarded $7 million to examine the effects of blockers and hormone treatment on transgender youth. In explaining [https://web.archive.org/web/20221119153223/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6647755/ their study], the researchers pointed out that the United States had produced no data on the impact or safety of blockers, particularly among transgender patients under 12, leaving a “gap in evidence for this practice.” Seven years in, they have yet to report key outcomes of their work, but say the findings are coming soon.}} So why are we fearmongering about it ''now''? Why not wait for the data?
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==Right-Wingosphere==
* '''2022-11-15''' ''National Catholic Register'' [https://www.ncregister.com/blog/nytimes-they-paused-puberty-but-is-there-a-cost ‘There’s Going to Be a Price’: 6 Takeaways From Alarming NYTimes Report on Puberty Blockers]
* '''2022-11-14''' ''Daily Caller'' [https://dailycaller.com/2022/11/14/puberty-blockers-safe-effective-new-york-times/ ‘There’s Going To Be A Price’: Growing Body Of Evidence Disputes Claims That Puberty Blockers Are Safe, Reversible]: WHAT EVIDENCE
==Discussion==
* Mike Pesca on Twitter:
** '''2022-11-19''' [https://twitter.com/pescami/status/1594009632145494017 11:48] {{fmt/quote|Here's my response to Parker, who summarized the article as "On one hand, here's what doctors say... on the other, 'Republican politicians and other critics' say"}} -- which seems like kind of an accurate description?
** '''2022-11-19''' [https://twitter.com/pescami/status/1594004079227068416 11:29]: several links, including to reasonable sources
** '''2022-11-19''' [https://twitter.com/pescami/status/1594004079227068416 11:26] {{fmt/quote|I had to join Mastodon to get called a bigot by @ParkerMolloy because I said a well reported NYT article complicated a common claim around puberty blockers.  Seems a huge difference  from Twitter.}}