{"id":1955187,"date":"2023-06-23T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irreversible-infertility-listed-as-risk-of-hormone-therapy-on-trans-clinic-waiver\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T11:54:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:54:38","slug":"irreversible-infertility-listed-as-risk-of-hormone-therapy-on-trans-clinic-waiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irreversible-infertility-listed-as-risk-of-hormone-therapy-on-trans-clinic-waiver\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hormone Therapy Warning: Irreversible Infertility Risk&#8217; on Trans Clinic Waiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firreversible-infertility-listed-as-risk-of-hormone-therapy-on-trans-clinic-waiver%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1955187&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Advocates Push for Lower Age for Gender-Affirming Care, But Waivers Reveal Alarming Side Effects<\/h2>\n<p>Advocates of so-called \u201cgender affirming care\u201d for children have sought to lower the minimum age for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-were-on-a-mission-advocacy-groups-behind-push-to-save-womens-sports-campaign-against-trans-surgeries-for-minors\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: \u2018We\u2019re On A Mission\u2019: Advocacy Groups Behind Push To Save Women\u2019s Sports Campaign Against Trans Surgeries For Minors\">cross-sex hormone therapy<\/a>, but waivers at a top Virginia clinic require parents to acknowledge a frightening list of potential permanent side effects.<\/p>\n<p>The waivers from the University of Virginia (UVA) Medical Center, obtained exclusively by The Daily Wire, list the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittles-takes-out-full-page-ad-urging-fans-not-to-throw-candy-after-harry-styles-incident\/\" title=\"Skittles Takes Out Full Page Ad Urging Fans Not To Throw Candy After Harry Styles Incident\">potentially harmful side effects<\/a> of testosterone treatment and puberty blocker usage. The UVA Children\u2019s Hospital <a href=\"https:\/\/childrens.uvahealth.com\/services\/transgender-youth-health\">Transgender Youth Health<\/a> clinic offers \u201ctransgender youth health services for ages 11 to 25.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Testosterone Therapy: Potential Side Effects<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Transient infertility<\/li>\n<li>Irreversible infertility<\/li>\n<li>High cholesterol<\/li>\n<li>Sleep apnea<\/li>\n<li>Increased risk of yeast infections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The consent form for testosterone therapy warns about the possibility of infertility and suggests banking eggs. It also states that the use of testosterone for gender transition is an &#8220;off-label&#8221; use not approved by the FDA.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Puberty Blockers: Potential Side Effects<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Compromised bone density<\/li>\n<li>Off-label use<\/li>\n<li>No long-term effects on fertility<\/li>\n<li>Limitations on fertility preservation options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The form highlights the potential impact of puberty blockers on bone density and fertility. It emphasizes that puberty blockers are also used off-label and not FDA-approved.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the risks of permanent infertility and other side effects, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irreversible-infertility-listed-as-risk-of-hormone-therapy-on-trans-clinic-waiver\/\" title=\"'Hormone Therapy Warning: Irreversible Infertility Risk' on Trans Clinic Waiver\">initially recommended cross-sex hormone treatments<\/a> for children as young as 14. However, they later retracted this recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>Detransitioner Chloe Cole, who began transitioning at 13, shared her experience of the lax process to obtain puberty blockers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-complicated-dr-rachel-levine-dodges-sen-pauls-issue-about-sex-adjustments-for-children\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Complicated\u2019: Dr. Rachel Levine Dodges Sen. Paul\u2019s Issue About Sex Adjustments For Children\">cross-sex hormones<\/a>. She expressed concerns about the lack of information provided about fertility preservation options and the vague terms used to describe side effects.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, the board chair of Do No Harm, raised concerns about the coercion of parents into signing waivers for gender-affirming interventions. He questioned whether parents were fully informed about the risks and whether the decision-making process was influenced by the fear of suicide.<\/p>\n<p>January Littlejohn, a parent advocate at Do No Harm, emphasized the need for thorough assessments and protection of adolescents from irreversible harms caused by experimental interventions.<\/p>\n<p>Psychologist Erica Anderson resigned from her role as a board member of WPATH after witnessing rushed consultations and families reporting minimal interaction with doctors before being offered cross-sex hormone therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, detransitioners like Chloe Cole, Layla Jane, and Kayla Lovdahl are suing medical institutions for providing them with treatments that resulted in irreversible changes.<\/p>\n<p>UVA Health did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>potential permanent side effects of cross-sex hormone therapy. Advocates pushing for &#8220;gender affirming care&#8221; for children aim to reduce the minimum age for this therapy. However, UVA Medical Center in Virginia requires parents to acknowledge a daunting list of side effects before proceeding. The Daily Wire obtained these waivers, shedding light on the risks involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":503,"featured_media":1955188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1955187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/503"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1955187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1955187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1955187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1955187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}