I find this extremely annoying. As an oncologist I would spend an average one hour per session getting authority prescriptions and answering the multiple questions to ensure that I am using the correct indication for the prescription. Drug companies have to spend hundreds of thousands to get their drugs on the PBS and then more thousands if they want to expand the indications
And yet I find that gender "clinicians" are getting authorities either by lying themselves or by the PBS basically giving them a nod and a wink and allowing them to fraudulently access drugs costing the taxpayer approximately $100 per month per patient.
I am treating patients who have a proven illness with drugs of proven benefit. They are treating normal girls or women with drugs of no proven benefit and which cause definite harm and the DoH turns a blind eye.
Clearly the health department has no shame. Claiming sex discrimination for medicos refusing to dangerously “treat” young women and girls as if they were men is a new low.
"“Acute ischemic stroke may be an under-recognised complication of testosterone therapy in transgender males [i.e., females]... Further research is needed to establish a safety profile of testosterone therapy in this understudied population.”—Journal article reporting the case of an “otherwise healthy” 23-year-old female who, after a year on gender-affirming testosterone, suffered a stroke and developed locked-in syndrome, Neurology, 25 April 2023"
"“[AndroForte] should not be prescribed to patients with a major risk of non-compliance with safety instructions (e.g., severe alcoholism, drug abuse and severe psychiatric disorders).”
As a group, patients with gender dysphoria have an above average incidence of comorbid mental health problems.
Periodic tests are advised to monitor patients on AndroForte for thickening of the blood which might lead to thromboembolism."
This gives new meaning to, "Would you rather have a live daughter or a dead son?"
As a former nurse and current counsellor, I’m disgusted with Ged Kearney and all the other deluded do-gooders extracting narcissistic supply from this insanity.
It won’t happen but the only way through this is to reclassify “gender-affirming care” as a lifestyle choice, not a medical necessity, which we all know it’s not by any means. Then doctors and medical bodies can wrestle with their own consciences as to whether this passes the ethical pub test (it doesn’t!).
The entire edifice of gender “medicine” is built on an absurd premise. If these girls/young women are already male, as they tell us, why do they need testosterone? But of course, asking questions is “transphobic”.
I plead tolerance in referencing a previous comment I have in this forum relating to the worldly insights of our Federal Minister for Health and Aged care, Mark Butler.
The Parliamentary website, readily accessible on the internet, lists the ‘Qualifications and occupation before entering federal Parliament’ of all Federal politicians.
Therein we are informed that Mr Butler’s only job prior to entering politics was that of a ‘Union Official’ from 1992 to 2007.
It is encouraging to note that the Minister has not only demonstrated competence in managing the Unions for fifteen years but also to wrestle with unique challenges faced by females who have no scrotum..
I think the ancient Greeks blamed hysteria on the claim that the womb could go wandering in the body. So, a scrotum-designated female body part may bear a philosophical imprimatur.
I’m sorry but this is so irresistible: there’s a ln American comic called Rodney Dangerfield who is ugly as sin and never “Gets any respect” and can be funny as hell:
1. "I tell ya, I get no respect. I can’t even find my scrotum! My doctor told me to look in the mirror—I still came up short!"
2. "When I asked my wife if she’s seen my scrotum, she said, ‘Why would I start now?’ No respect at all!"
3. "I called my doctor, I said, ‘Doc, I can't find my scrotum!’ He said, ‘You and me both!’ No respect, I tell ya."
4. "I asked the pharmacist if they had anything to help me find my scrotum. He handed me a map and said, ‘Good luck!’ No respect, no respect at all!"
5. "I went to a shrink, I said, ‘Doc, I can't find my scrotum!’ He said, ‘Maybe it’s hiding from you!’ No respect!"
6. "I told my wife, ‘Honey, I can't find my scrotum.’ She said, ‘That’s what you get for keeping it in your pants all these years!’ No respect!"
7. "I asked the nurse, ‘Can you help me find my scrotum?’ She said, ‘I’m a nurse, not a magician!’ No respect, I tell ya."
8. "I went to the ER, I said, ‘I can't find my scrotum!’ The nurse gave me a puzzled look and said, ‘Join the club!’ No respect at all!"
9. "I told my buddy, ‘I can't find my scrotum!’ He said, ‘With your luck, it probably left you for someone else!’ No respect, no respect at all!"
10. "I asked my son, ‘Have you seen my scrotum?’ He said, ‘Dad, what’s a scrotum?’ I tell ya, no respect from the younger generation!"
11. "I told the barber, ‘I can't find my scrotum!’ He said, ‘Don’t worry, with your hairline, it’s probably hiding in shame!’ No respect!"
12. "I asked my doctor, ‘Why can’t I find my scrotum?’ He said, ‘It’s probably in the last place you left it—if you ever had it!’ No respect, I tell ya."
13. "I went to a psychic, I said, ‘Can you tell me where my scrotum is?’ She said, ‘My crystal ball’s not that strong!’ No respect at all!"
14. "I told my tailor, ‘I can’t find my scrotum.’ He said, ‘With your wardrobe, it’s probably gone into hiding!’ No respect!"
15. "I asked my boss for a day off to find my scrotum. He said, ‘Take two—you’re gonna need all the help you can get!’ No respect at work either!"
16. "I called tech support, I said, ‘I can’t find my scrotum.’ They told me to try turning myself off and on again! No respect, I tell ya."
17. "I went to a detective, I said, ‘I need help finding my scrotum!’ He said, ‘Sorry, I only solve real mysteries!’ No respect!"
18. "I told my mother, ‘I can’t find my scrotum.’ She said, ‘You’ve been losing things since you were a kid—no surprise there!’ No respect, even from mom!"
19. "I asked a life coach, ‘How do I find my scrotum?’ He said, ‘First, find yourself.’ No respect, I tell ya!"
20. "I told the bartender, ‘I can’t find my scrotum.’ He said, ‘Sounds like you need a stiff drink—but not too stiff!’ No respect at all!"
I find this extremely annoying. As an oncologist I would spend an average one hour per session getting authority prescriptions and answering the multiple questions to ensure that I am using the correct indication for the prescription. Drug companies have to spend hundreds of thousands to get their drugs on the PBS and then more thousands if they want to expand the indications
And yet I find that gender "clinicians" are getting authorities either by lying themselves or by the PBS basically giving them a nod and a wink and allowing them to fraudulently access drugs costing the taxpayer approximately $100 per month per patient.
I am treating patients who have a proven illness with drugs of proven benefit. They are treating normal girls or women with drugs of no proven benefit and which cause definite harm and the DoH turns a blind eye.
This is completely unacceptable.
Accepting the foundational claim of gender ideology is deeply corrupting & introduces radical unpredictability into institutions & systems.
People have truly lost their minds. God help us.
Clearly the health department has no shame. Claiming sex discrimination for medicos refusing to dangerously “treat” young women and girls as if they were men is a new low.
This would be funny if it weren't deadly serious.
"“Acute ischemic stroke may be an under-recognised complication of testosterone therapy in transgender males [i.e., females]... Further research is needed to establish a safety profile of testosterone therapy in this understudied population.”—Journal article reporting the case of an “otherwise healthy” 23-year-old female who, after a year on gender-affirming testosterone, suffered a stroke and developed locked-in syndrome, Neurology, 25 April 2023"
"“[AndroForte] should not be prescribed to patients with a major risk of non-compliance with safety instructions (e.g., severe alcoholism, drug abuse and severe psychiatric disorders).”
As a group, patients with gender dysphoria have an above average incidence of comorbid mental health problems.
Periodic tests are advised to monitor patients on AndroForte for thickening of the blood which might lead to thromboembolism."
This gives new meaning to, "Would you rather have a live daughter or a dead son?"
As a former nurse and current counsellor, I’m disgusted with Ged Kearney and all the other deluded do-gooders extracting narcissistic supply from this insanity.
It won’t happen but the only way through this is to reclassify “gender-affirming care” as a lifestyle choice, not a medical necessity, which we all know it’s not by any means. Then doctors and medical bodies can wrestle with their own consciences as to whether this passes the ethical pub test (it doesn’t!).
The entire edifice of gender “medicine” is built on an absurd premise. If these girls/young women are already male, as they tell us, why do they need testosterone? But of course, asking questions is “transphobic”.
I plead tolerance in referencing a previous comment I have in this forum relating to the worldly insights of our Federal Minister for Health and Aged care, Mark Butler.
The Parliamentary website, readily accessible on the internet, lists the ‘Qualifications and occupation before entering federal Parliament’ of all Federal politicians.
Therein we are informed that Mr Butler’s only job prior to entering politics was that of a ‘Union Official’ from 1992 to 2007.
It is encouraging to note that the Minister has not only demonstrated competence in managing the Unions for fifteen years but also to wrestle with unique challenges faced by females who have no scrotum..
I really don't see what the problem is. All they have to do is identify some part of their body as being a scrotum. Problem solved
I think the ancient Greeks blamed hysteria on the claim that the womb could go wandering in the body. So, a scrotum-designated female body part may bear a philosophical imprimatur.
Prefect solution. “This scrotum was Assigned Torso at Birth”.
I’m sorry but this is so irresistible: there’s a ln American comic called Rodney Dangerfield who is ugly as sin and never “Gets any respect” and can be funny as hell:
1. "I tell ya, I get no respect. I can’t even find my scrotum! My doctor told me to look in the mirror—I still came up short!"
2. "When I asked my wife if she’s seen my scrotum, she said, ‘Why would I start now?’ No respect at all!"
3. "I called my doctor, I said, ‘Doc, I can't find my scrotum!’ He said, ‘You and me both!’ No respect, I tell ya."
4. "I asked the pharmacist if they had anything to help me find my scrotum. He handed me a map and said, ‘Good luck!’ No respect, no respect at all!"
5. "I went to a shrink, I said, ‘Doc, I can't find my scrotum!’ He said, ‘Maybe it’s hiding from you!’ No respect!"
6. "I told my wife, ‘Honey, I can't find my scrotum.’ She said, ‘That’s what you get for keeping it in your pants all these years!’ No respect!"
7. "I asked the nurse, ‘Can you help me find my scrotum?’ She said, ‘I’m a nurse, not a magician!’ No respect, I tell ya."
8. "I went to the ER, I said, ‘I can't find my scrotum!’ The nurse gave me a puzzled look and said, ‘Join the club!’ No respect at all!"
9. "I told my buddy, ‘I can't find my scrotum!’ He said, ‘With your luck, it probably left you for someone else!’ No respect, no respect at all!"
10. "I asked my son, ‘Have you seen my scrotum?’ He said, ‘Dad, what’s a scrotum?’ I tell ya, no respect from the younger generation!"
11. "I told the barber, ‘I can't find my scrotum!’ He said, ‘Don’t worry, with your hairline, it’s probably hiding in shame!’ No respect!"
12. "I asked my doctor, ‘Why can’t I find my scrotum?’ He said, ‘It’s probably in the last place you left it—if you ever had it!’ No respect, I tell ya."
13. "I went to a psychic, I said, ‘Can you tell me where my scrotum is?’ She said, ‘My crystal ball’s not that strong!’ No respect at all!"
14. "I told my tailor, ‘I can’t find my scrotum.’ He said, ‘With your wardrobe, it’s probably gone into hiding!’ No respect!"
15. "I asked my boss for a day off to find my scrotum. He said, ‘Take two—you’re gonna need all the help you can get!’ No respect at work either!"
16. "I called tech support, I said, ‘I can’t find my scrotum.’ They told me to try turning myself off and on again! No respect, I tell ya."
17. "I went to a detective, I said, ‘I need help finding my scrotum!’ He said, ‘Sorry, I only solve real mysteries!’ No respect!"
18. "I told my mother, ‘I can’t find my scrotum.’ She said, ‘You’ve been losing things since you were a kid—no surprise there!’ No respect, even from mom!"
19. "I asked a life coach, ‘How do I find my scrotum?’ He said, ‘First, find yourself.’ No respect, I tell ya!"
20. "I told the bartender, ‘I can’t find my scrotum.’ He said, ‘Sounds like you need a stiff drink—but not too stiff!’ No respect at all!"