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2020 preprint of Tavistock study on puberty blockers confirms massive decrease in bone density of patients relative to their peers. The graph shows the baseline spine bone density and then the decrease over time. /1
The authors write "There was no change from baseline in spine BMD at 12 months nor in hip BMD at 24 and 36 months" (and at 24 months there was a tiny increase) as though that's a good thing! It's not, it's terrible. It indicates a pathologic process. /2
This is because of the drop in sex hormones caused by GnRH agonists (puberty blockers) which directly poison the pituitary and stops the NORMAL function. That function is to direct girls' ovaries to make estrogen or boys' testicles to make testosterone. /3
This "treatment" with puberty blockers is leading these adolescents to a much higher risk of early osteoporosis and fractures. /4
But again, like everything in the pro-transing industry, words are meant to deceive. Bone density should NOT BE MAINTAINED during adolescence it should be BUILDING!
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Here is normal bone building, look at the massive INCREASE in adolescence.
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But puberty blockers flat-line this normal process.
THE FLAT LINE HERE IS ABNORMAL AND HARMFUL.
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THE FLAT LINE HERE IS ABNORMAL AND HARMFUL.
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Once again, the trans industry sets out to deceive patients, parents, and the legal system to push their drug (high dose hormone & pituitary blocker) based ideology. /8
Bones that should be rapidly building were blocked from doing so.
NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTION WAS PATHOLOGICALLY ALTERED by puberty blockers.
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NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTION WAS PATHOLOGICALLY ALTERED by puberty blockers.
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Learn more in my answer to this thread about the significance of the z score for adolescent bone density. /10 https://twitter.com/stephwilson131/status/1058189978658758656
Thanks to @ZUCKERKJ for posting the study here.
/12 https://twitter.com/ZUCKERKJ/status/1337513847020785674
/12 https://twitter.com/ZUCKERKJ/status/1337513847020785674
Spine baseline to 12 months
z score(CI) -0.3 (-0.7, 0.1), -1.0 (-1.3, -0.7)
Spine baseline to 24 months
z score(CI) -0.5 (-1.1, 0.0), -1.5 (-2.1, -0.8)
Spine baseline to 36 months
z score(CI) -0.2 (-1.0, 0.6), -1.5 (-2.2, -0.8)
Avg baseline -0.33
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z score(CI) -0.3 (-0.7, 0.1), -1.0 (-1.3, -0.7)
Spine baseline to 24 months
z score(CI) -0.5 (-1.1, 0.0), -1.5 (-2.1, -0.8)
Spine baseline to 36 months
z score(CI) -0.2 (-1.0, 0.6), -1.5 (-2.2, -0.8)
Avg baseline -0.33
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Look at similar results from another study of puberty blockers on adolescent bone density here.
/14 https://mobile.twitter.com/MLaidlawMD/status/1316395310336274433
/14 https://mobile.twitter.com/MLaidlawMD/status/1316395310336274433
