{"id":1968561,"date":"2023-07-10T12:50:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nih-funds-study-on-puberty-blockers-hormones-on-youth-despite-risk-of-sterilization\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T12:51:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:51:20","slug":"nih-funds-study-on-puberty-blockers-hormones-on-youth-despite-risk-of-sterilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nih-funds-study-on-puberty-blockers-hormones-on-youth-despite-risk-of-sterilization\/","title":{"rendered":"NIH funds study on puberty blockers and hormones in youth, despite sterilization risk."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fnih-funds-study-on-puberty-blockers-hormones-on-youth-despite-risk-of-sterilization%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=1968561&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>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funds Research on Puberty Blockers and Cross-Sex Hormones Despite Acknowledgment of Sterility Risk<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The NIH is currently funding research on the effects of puberty blockers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/does-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-kids-actually-prevent-suicide-heres-what-the-data-say\/\" title=\"Does \u2018Gender-Affirming Care\u2019 For Trans Kids Actually Prevent Suicide? Here\u2019s What The Data Say\">cross-sex hormone treatment<\/a> on youth, even though the grantee acknowledges that these medical interventions can result in sterility.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Important Considerations for Parents and Guardians<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/defendinged.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/consent_forms-JOK.pdf\">parent or guardian consent form<\/a> from Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) titled \u201cPubertal Blockers for Minors in Early Adolescence\u201d states that if a child starts puberty blockers and goes on to gender-affirming hormones, they will not be able to have biological children. This aspect of blocking puberty and progressing to hormones is crucial to understand before moving forward with puberty suppression. However, fertility can be maintained if a child takes puberty blockers but does not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nih-funds-study-on-puberty-blockers-hormones-on-youth-despite-risk-of-sterilization\/\" title=\"NIH funds study on puberty blockers and hormones in youth, despite sterilization risk.\">undergo <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><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image\"><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two different <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0243894\">studies<\/a> have found that approximately 98% of children who take puberty blockers go on to take cross-sex hormone therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the parent\/guardian decides to proceed with pubertal blocker medication, the consent form requires the signature of both the parent\/guardian and the child (patient).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, the director of an advocacy group called <a href=\"https:\/\/donoharmmedicine.org\/about\/\">Do No Harm<\/a>, criticizes the idea of a minor potentially signing away their ability to reproduce. He emphasizes that children cannot fully comprehend the impact of these medical interventions on their bodies and future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CHLA form aligns with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/irreversible-infertility-listed-as-risk-of-hormone-therapy-on-trans-clinic-waiver\">waiver<\/a> from the University of Virginia Medical Center\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital Transgender Youth Health, which lists &#8220;irreversible infertility&#8221; as a potential side effect of cross-sex hormone therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicki Neily, founder and president of Parents Defending Education, expresses concern over hospitals using children as test subjects for federal government-funded research. She highlights the widespread opposition to these procedures and criticizes the use of taxpayer dollars for such research.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is unconscionable that a hospital would use children as guinea pigs at the behest of the federal government \u2014 offering families a paltry sum,\u201d said Neily.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An NIH-funded <a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/OPTb_4f5-kOe2wU2YYzolA\/project-details\/10615754\">study<\/a> at CHLA titled \u201cThe Impact of Early Medical Treatment in Transgender Youth\u201d focuses on the use of transgender drugs on youth. Led by Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, the Medical Director for The Center for Transyouth Health and Development at CHLA, the study aims to examine the physiological and psychosocial effects of medical intervention for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth with gender dysphoria.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another form from CHLA reveals that patients were offered financial incentives to participate in the study. Participants would receive $50 for each visit, totaling $400. Additionally, reimbursement for parking and\/or transportation would be provided as needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While CHLA is listed as the awardee organization, the study is carried out across four transgender youth clinics, including Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, the University of California San Francisco Benioff Children\u2019s Hospital, and the Ann and Robert Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital of Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The study received over $7.7 million from 2015 to 2022 and secured an additional $963,441 in fiscal year 2023. The researchers aim to evaluate the longer-term physiological and psychological impact of existing medical treatment protocols initiated in adolescence on youth with gender dysphoria for up to an additional 4 years. They also plan to enhance the diversity and size of existing cohorts by enrolling additional youth of color (YOC) into both cohorts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While early results of the study have shown a positive trend regarding mental health response to gender-affirming interventions, a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2206297\">article<\/a> about the ongoing study reported instances of death by suicide and suicidal ideation among participants.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republican members of Congress have expressed grave concerns about the study, highlighting the lack of a control group and the researchers&#8217; inability to establish causality between the administration of cross-sex hormones and improved psychosocial functioning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, the NIH is providing over $3.2 million to the Boston Children\u2019s Hospital for the production of a &#8220;trans health guide&#8221; aimed at expanding access to sex changes for minors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Neither CHLA nor NIH have responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that the NIH is providing funding for research on the impact of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone treatment on young individuals. However, it is important to note that the grantee acknowledges the potential risk of sterility associated with these medical interventions. 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