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GPs to Be Told to Give Gender Change Drugs on Demand

by Will Jones
23 July 2022 11:58 AM

GPs in Scotland are to be told to offer powerful gender change hormones to people referred to but not yet seen by specialist gender clinics, despite doctors saying they are not qualified to treat the patients and warning of a lack of evidence to support use of the drugs. The Telegraph has the story.

A report commissioned by the Scottish NHS and endorsed by the country’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer has called for “bridging” hormone prescriptions to be made available by family doctors to those who have been referred to a specialist gender clinic, but have not yet been seen.

Waiting times for Scotland’s four specialist gender identity clinics have soared over recent years, because of a rapid and unexplained rise in the number of people seeking referrals, meaning new patients now face spending four years on waiting lists.

The report, which was written following input of LGBT people and “stakeholder” groups, found that 15% of people on waiting lists had bought hormones illicitly online, while 18% had paid to obtain a private prescription.

It called for greater involvement of primary care services in treating trans people, and for the “bridging hormones” to be given to those on waiting lists before they had been examined by a specialist, who assesses a patient’s physical and mental health.

However, doctors in Scotland have already raised concerns over the rising number of patients demanding drugs without a formal assessment and campaigners said it would be “potentially dangerous” for hormones to be handed out based on self-diagnosis.

Hormone drugs are intended to change a person’s physical appearance to make them feel more comfortable in their bodies, with trans men prescribed testosterone and trans women oestrogen.

Official NHS guidance warns there is “some uncertainty” about the long-term risks of cross-sex drugs, with known side effects including blood clots and infertility. Currently, GPs are told they should only prescribe the drugs on the advice of a specialist.

Worth reading in full.

Tags: GPsNHSScotlandTransgenderismWokery

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Lockdown Sceptic
Lockdown Sceptic
2 years ago

Pure evil

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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
2 years ago

“…known side effects [of gender change drugs include] blood clots and infertility.”

DON’T LOOK AT THE JABS, LOOK OVER HERE!

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The old bat
The old bat
2 years ago
Reply to  Marcus Aurelius knew

Yes, you can see the narrative being prepared – “…rapid and unexplained rise…” In people wanting to change sex. Oh yeah? Sorry, don’t believe it. Meanwhile, as people struggle to get drugs and treatment they need just to keep them alive, there is potentially no shortage of drugs for lifestyle choices.

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RW
RW
2 years ago
Reply to  The old bat

This rapid but very explainable rise is doubtlessly due to unscrupulous people telling vulnerable people that they must do this to improve themselves (and making £££ from that).

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AnnExpat
AnnExpat
2 years ago
Reply to  Marcus Aurelius knew

Don’t forget bone density issues. We live in interesting times.

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DanClarke
DanClarke
2 years ago

Something very very wrong in the Scottish NHS

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Rowan
Rowan
2 years ago
Reply to  DanClarke

Something very wrong with Scotland as a whole and with the First Minister in particular.

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RW
RW
2 years ago

IMNSHO, everybody seeking treatment (of some kind) to change his body such that it looks more like he wants it to look should pay for this privately. The conscience is a function of the body and not the other way round. Hence, every mind belongs to the body it developed in (and not the other way round). It usually legal to self-mutilate that chemically or chirugically. But I just cannot accept reality! is a character deficit and not an illness.

Last edited 2 years ago by RW
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MikeAustin
MikeAustin
2 years ago

I guess most of the male doctors have already had their balls removed anyway.

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Rowan
Rowan
2 years ago
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It’s the same the whole world over.

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Gefion
Gefion
2 years ago

I wonder if ‘stakeholders’ will be able to see a GP quicker than anyone else at the moment?
I’d have thought that being on a waiting list for a while might be a good thing for some of them as time may help them make up their ming=ds before damage is done by drugs.

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RTSC
RTSC
2 years ago

This is evil.

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