It is interesting to note that despite the widespread debate as to the unknown long-term effects of puberty suppression in children and young people that the Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service website makes no reference to this.
I quote the relevant statement from that website:
Puberty suppression
Puberty blockers suppress the development of secondary sex characteristics and are used for adolescents in the early stages of pubertal development. As they are reversible in their effects, should an adolescent wish to stop taking them at any time, their biological puberty will resume.
The implication being that there is obviously nothing to be concerned about in relation to a little puberty suppression!
Perhaps Professor Baxendale’s attempts to bring some evidence based clarity (to acknowledge the inappropriate use of puberty suppression in minors with conditions other than precocious puberty and some specific malignancy ) might be more successful than West Sydney paediatric Professor John Whitehall’s attempts. He was siting the same veterinary research some eight years ago. His identical specifically expressed concerns of puberty suppression were not met with other than silence, or even , easily some derision, perhaps because he aligned with, shock horror, a Christian pastoral background. He wrote numerous scholarly articles in Quadrant magazine from 2016 and did his best to raise awareness for the potential for neurological and/or cognitive impairment. So, just quietly Bernard, don’t let it slip if you happen to be a man of faith! There might be more than merely the press council’s response. We all value your ongoing contributions, even if The Australian newspaper thought otherwise
"Joe Camel" was a cartoon character used to sell cigarettes to Ameircan kids. I think about him sometimes in this context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Camel
I remember the local milkbar selling fags to kids. They were basically sugar sticks which looked like real cigarettes. One the box were images of children smoking.
Thanks for your comment, Pamela. Most of the public & media focus is on the physicians but as you say the psychologists are often enablers of these potentially harmful medical interventions.
It is interesting to note that despite the widespread debate as to the unknown long-term effects of puberty suppression in children and young people that the Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service website makes no reference to this.
I quote the relevant statement from that website:
Puberty suppression
Puberty blockers suppress the development of secondary sex characteristics and are used for adolescents in the early stages of pubertal development. As they are reversible in their effects, should an adolescent wish to stop taking them at any time, their biological puberty will resume.
The implication being that there is obviously nothing to be concerned about in relation to a little puberty suppression!
Perhaps Professor Baxendale’s attempts to bring some evidence based clarity (to acknowledge the inappropriate use of puberty suppression in minors with conditions other than precocious puberty and some specific malignancy ) might be more successful than West Sydney paediatric Professor John Whitehall’s attempts. He was siting the same veterinary research some eight years ago. His identical specifically expressed concerns of puberty suppression were not met with other than silence, or even , easily some derision, perhaps because he aligned with, shock horror, a Christian pastoral background. He wrote numerous scholarly articles in Quadrant magazine from 2016 and did his best to raise awareness for the potential for neurological and/or cognitive impairment. So, just quietly Bernard, don’t let it slip if you happen to be a man of faith! There might be more than merely the press council’s response. We all value your ongoing contributions, even if The Australian newspaper thought otherwise
"We must shrink the brains of children with distress about gender" just doesn't seem like a winning civil rights cause, somehow.
It’s made to look fun by cartoon-style promotion.
"Joe Camel" was a cartoon character used to sell cigarettes to Ameircan kids. I think about him sometimes in this context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Camel
I remember the local milkbar selling fags to kids. They were basically sugar sticks which looked like real cigarettes. One the box were images of children smoking.
Are to referring to the disgraceful cartoon uploaded to social media by the
ABC, or are there other cartoons?
Thanks for your comment, Pamela. Most of the public & media focus is on the physicians but as you say the psychologists are often enablers of these potentially harmful medical interventions.