LGB NewsRe-analysis of a study on puberty blockers found that participants, after receiving puberty blockers, more often suffered worsened mental health than had improved mental health - BBC article (UK)

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[–]Chocolatepudding 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

So just as likely to experience a negative effect as a positive one; while majority saw no change.... please someone correct me if I'm wrong. Very small sample, not peer reviewed but absolutely not the message usually given either

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

while majority saw no change....

Plurality (37%), not majority; but otherwise, yes, that all sounds about right. edit: That is to say, 71% of the participants saw their mental health either not change or get worsen, and only 29% experienced the desired outcome.... not exactly what one would hope for if the entire point of puberty blockers is supposedly to "prevent suicide" and "improve mental health."

I'm curious to see what future studies will say. Trans rights activists have been fighting tooth and nail to stop studies on the side effects of puberty blockers, HRT, and the like, so it's not surprising that the few studies on this topic are small ones. But with additional recent attention to the topic, hopefully there will be more data soon.