transgenderism Type post Author Jonathan Wells Date December 14, 2020 CategoriesMedicine Tagged , babies, childhood, David Reimer, females, gender dysphoria, John Money, males, mental health, ovaries, pediatricians, psychologists, puberty blocker, sex reassignment, sexual abuse, surgery, Sweden, testicles, transgenderism, Transgenderism Series, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Some Effects of Transgenderism Jonathan Wells December 14, 2020 Medicine 6 Children with gender dysphoria need help. But transgender treatments for them are not based on good evidence. Read More ›
transgenderism Type post Author Jonathan Wells Date December 11, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , Abigail Shrier, autism, boys, cell phone, documentary, Dutch Protocol, embryos, evolution, Food and Drug Administration, gender dysphoria, girls, HBO, Lisa Littman, mental disorders, parents, Phoenix, psychiatry, puberty blocker, sexual abuse, spirits, surrogate mother, Texas, transgenderism, Transgenderism Series Examining Causes of Gender Dysphoria Jonathan Wells December 11, 2020 Bioethics, Medicine 6 In recent years, there has been increased interest in a possible connection between gender dysphoria and autism. Read More ›
gender Type post Author Jonathan Wells Date December 10, 2020 CategoriesMedicine Tagged , boys, children, cross-sex hormones, Endocrine Society, gender, gender dysphoria, girls, GnRHa, growth hormone, medicine, National Health Service, Netherlands, puberty, puberty blocker, sex reassignment, transgenderism, Transgenderism Series, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Delaying Puberty, or Destroying It? Jonathan Wells December 10, 2020 Medicine 6 For children with gender dysphoria, blocking puberty is not just buying time. It is more like a point of no return. Read More ›
pituitary gland Type post Author Jonathan Wells Date December 9, 2020 CategoriesMedicine Tagged , boys, brain, Brenda Reimer, Dutch Protocol, Endocrine Society, gender dysphoria, girls, GnRHa, hormones, John Money, mental disorders, Netherlands, ovaries, pediatricians, puberty, puberty blocker, sex reassignment, testicles, The New Atlantis, transgenderism, Transgenderism Series, United States On Delaying Puberty Jonathan Wells December 9, 2020 Medicine 6 The pituitary gland produces hormones that stimulate the ovaries in girls and the testicles in boys. Read More ›
David and Goliath Type post Author Jonathan Wells Date December 8, 2020 CategoriesMedicine Tagged , As Nature Made Him, babies, breasts, Brenda Reimer, Bruce Reimer, Canada, circumcision, David Reimer, estrogen, gender, Janet Reimer, John Colapinto, John Money, mastectomy, Old Testament, penis, Ron Reimer, sex reassignment, suicide, surgery, testosterone, transgenderism, Transgenderism Series, vagina, Winnipeg The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl Jonathan Wells December 8, 2020 Medicine 6 So he chose to call himself David, after the Old Testament king who slew Goliath. Read More ›
Tinkertoy Type post Author Jonathan Wells Date December 7, 2020 CategoriesMedicine Tagged , ambiguous genitals, As Nature Made Him, Baltimore, boys, Brenda Reimer, Bruce Reimer, Canada, castration, circumcision, developmental biology, gender, gender identity, girls, Janet Reimer, John Colapinto, Johns Hopkins University, kindergarten, New Zealand, pediatricians, penis, Ron Reimer, sex, Tinkertoys, toys, transgenderism, Transgenderism Series, vagina, Winnipeg Money, Sex, and Gender Jonathan Wells December 7, 2020 Medicine 6 "We both wanted to play with guys, build forts and have snowball fights and play army… She played with my toys: Tinkertoys, dump trucks." Read More ›
newborn Type post Author Jonathan Wells Date December 4, 2020 CategoriesMedicine Tagged , ambiguous genitals, babies, biological sexes, boys, brains, chromosomes, Colin Wright, females, feminists, gametes, genitalia, girls, human behavior, intersex people, Jerry Coyne, John Money, Leonard Sax, males, ova, Simone de Beauvoir, sperm, surgery, transgenderism, Transgenderism Series Is It a Boy or a Girl? Jonathan Wells December 4, 2020 Medicine 6 Parents with a new baby are almost always asked, “Is it a boy or a girl?” And the answer is almost always one or the other. Read More ›