European psychiatrists support the Cass Review, emphasizing the need for caution in prescribing treatments for gender-distressed minors. A review of youth transgender interventions highlighted poor study quality. The systematic literature reviews forming the basis of the Cass Review included 58 moderate and 2 high-quality studies. There has been criticism of the review process for setting high standards and excluding potentially valuable studies. Prominent medical groups have acknowledged the weak evidence supporting pediatric gender-transition treatments, prompting discussions on false claims made by GLAAD. UCSF child psychiatrist Dr. Jack Turban, a proponent of youth gender medicine, faces criticism for his low-quality studies. An NHS consultant at a transgender clinic has criticized Dr. Hilary Cass following her report.
Seven systematic literature reviews--the gold standard of scientific evidence--have all found the same thing: that the research behind prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors with gender distress is weak and inconclusive. For links to all 7, see: 🧵⬇️
The Cass review proved many anti-treatment campaigners - people who are opposed to medical transition for children - wrong. Somehow, this was almost entirely ignored in the document. My new piece. https://t.co/FYlOQGnTzj
An NHS consultant at a transgender clinic has heavily criticised Dr Hilary Cass in the wake of her landmark report https://t.co/e7e2FnyE2r
I haven't read the Cass Review preregistration so maybe Dr. Turban's point is valid, but I don't understand how he can make this argument and not address the same concerns about the Chen et al NEJM study, which is the single most important cohort study on youth gender medicine… https://t.co/MrBRz9MqgT
UCSF child psychiatrist Dr. Jack Turban, whose own published studies were deemed low quality by the systematic literature reviews on which the Cass Review was based, comes out swinging against both. Dr. Turban has staked his career on promoting youth gender medicine. See the🧵 https://t.co/74QpJTiVXJ
Now that prominent European medical groups have accepted the Cass Review's assertion that pediatric gender-transition treatment is based on "remarkably weak evidence," we need to discuss @GLAAD. Specifically when GLAAD falsely claimed in 2023: "The science is settled." https://t.co/43zN62dPiy
Post-Cass-Review Thoughts: ▶️There’s been mass scorn for the systematic literature reviews of pediatric gender-transition treatment. People say the reviewers set the bar too high and excluded good studies. ▶️There’s been no scorn for researchers for not doing stronger studies.
No matter how many times I debunk this claim, people keep making it. The systematic literature reviews about pediatric gender-transition treatment on which the Cass Review was partially based included in their syntheses 58 moderate quality and 2 high quality studies. https://t.co/aU4eW7y1J6
A massive review of major studies surrounding youth transgender interventions showed they are of extremely poor quality, performed by a transwoman and supported by other trans professionals. Trans activists: 'STUDIES SHOWUH'
European psychiatrists support the Cass Review, stating that healthcare providers should not prescribe “experimental and unnecessarily invasive treatments with unproven psycho-social effects.” They should “adhere to” the first, do no harm principle for gender-distressed minors. https://t.co/3QKRGrbVdT