Azeen Gureshi

That's right.

That's right.

So the idea—I think what they did was— what they needed to do. Like any area of medicine, when you're first starting something or introducing a new mechanism for caring for people, you probably err on the conservative side, not knowing what's going to be on the other end of that.

So the idea—I think what they did was— what they needed to do. Like any area of medicine, when you're first starting something or introducing a new mechanism for caring for people, you probably err on the conservative side, not knowing what's going to be on the other end of that.

If you truly want to use puberty blockers to block puberty, you can't do a year of assessment when they come in right around the time of puberty. You have to do that in concert with that intervention.

If you truly want to use puberty blockers to block puberty, you can't do a year of assessment when they come in right around the time of puberty. You have to do that in concert with that intervention.

One of the things that the Dutch repeatedly did was intelligence testing. And so they published IQ tests. Right. And so do we need to do intelligence testing? I don't really there was never really a compelling reason to do that, given that they had done this over and over again and found that the intelligence was the same as the population at large.

One of the things that the Dutch repeatedly did was intelligence testing. And so they published IQ tests. Right. And so do we need to do intelligence testing? I don't really there was never really a compelling reason to do that, given that they had done this over and over again and found that the intelligence was the same as the population at large.

So what other things were they doing around therapy, especially if they were excluding people with mental health issues? So I'm not sure. I don't know that there's ever been information published about what were you doing in those therapy sessions? Besides, honestly, making yourself feel comfortable about the gender that the young person is asserting.

So what other things were they doing around therapy, especially if they were excluding people with mental health issues? So I'm not sure. I don't know that there's ever been information published about what were you doing in those therapy sessions? Besides, honestly, making yourself feel comfortable about the gender that the young person is asserting.

Because I have never for any certainty had or read a publication about here are the things that tell us if somebody's going to continue to assert this gender over time. Who are you assessing now that in 30 years did not assert the same identity? Who is that and how did your assessment help you with that? I think that's a really important question.

Because I have never for any certainty had or read a publication about here are the things that tell us if somebody's going to continue to assert this gender over time. Who are you assessing now that in 30 years did not assert the same identity? Who is that and how did your assessment help you with that? I think that's a really important question.

somebody is in the role of an assessor and they're supposed to also be creating a therapeutic alliance with somebody, those things are at odds with each other. And there actually has been, I'm trying, I... It sets them up as a gatekeeper.

somebody is in the role of an assessor and they're supposed to also be creating a therapeutic alliance with somebody, those things are at odds with each other. And there actually has been, I'm trying, I... It sets them up as a gatekeeper.

Well, I mean, being the person that checks a box that says you can move forward with medical interventions, I think, you know, there have been some data and I don't know exact. I can't quote the exact article right now, but that has demonstrated that if. People know they're sitting with someone that's going to either check off the box or not.

Well, I mean, being the person that checks a box that says you can move forward with medical interventions, I think, you know, there have been some data and I don't know exact. I can't quote the exact article right now, but that has demonstrated that if. People know they're sitting with someone that's going to either check off the box or not.

If you're worried that you're going to disclose something about your life that then is going to keep you from getting what you deserve and need, you're unlikely to disclose that information. And that's a problem.

If you're worried that you're going to disclose something about your life that then is going to keep you from getting what you deserve and need, you're unlikely to disclose that information. And that's a problem.

I mean, every patient in medicine gets assessed.

I mean, every patient in medicine gets assessed.