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Researcher Cites ‘Perfect Storm’ for Placebo Effect in Transgender Youth Treatments

Positive expectations may have tainted existing study results, psychiatrist warns

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Researcher Cites ‘Perfect Storm’ for Placebo Effect in Transgender Youth Treatments
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Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
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12/17/2022|Updated: 1/3/2023
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“A perfect storm” of factors may have distorted research that’s popularizing “gender-affirming treatments,” according to an Australian researcher.

In a new scholarly article that cites more than 100 references, Alison Clayton said expectations of positive results could have influenced studies about hormones and surgeries for gender-questioning youths.

Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
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Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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