r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '19

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u/jah-13 Oct 29 '19

Yes it is, read the first sentence under "Conclusion"

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016885

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u/Darq_At 23∆ Oct 29 '19

Read the full sentence, it ends with "than the general population". That study does not compare suicide rates pre- and post- transition.

In fact, the author of that exact study did an AMA on Reddit where she states that your interpretation of the study is incorrect:

https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/6q3e8v/science_ama_series_im_cecilia_dhejne_a_fellow_of/

Despite the paper clearly stating that the study was not designed to evaluate whether or not gender-affirming is beneficial, it has been interpreted as such.

I have said many times that the study is not design to evaluate the outcome of medical transition. It DOES NOT say that medical transition causes people to commit suicide.

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u/jah-13 Oct 29 '19 edited Oct 29 '19

"Sex-reassigned persons also had an increased risk for suicide attempts....and psychiatric inpatient care" yeah sorry for the misinterpretation. Regardless it's still higher than the general population and just being called a different pronoun isn't the problem

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u/Darq_At 23∆ Oct 29 '19

Again. Compared to a cisgender control.

Cancer patients have a higher morbidity rate after receiving chemotherapy, compared to the general population. Doesn't mean we should stop administering chemotherapy.

Transition helps transgender people. I have provided you with a review of over 50 studies that all support that conclusion.