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2023-04-26 16:49:14 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The *controls* are not untreated gender dysphoric patients. As such, the study is not about the effectiveness of treatment. Untreated gender dysphoria may have even higher suicide rates. The author has clarified in response to this kind of misinterpretation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043071/ https://www.transadvocate.com/fact-check-study-shows-transition-makes-trans-people-suicidal_n_15483.htm

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• The *controls* are not untreated gender dysphoric patients. As such, the study is not about the effectiveness of treatment. Untreated gender dysphoria may have even higher suicide rates. The author has clarified in response to this kind of misinterpretation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043071/ https://www.transadvocate.com/fact-check-study-shows-transition-makes-trans-people-suicidal_n_15483.htm