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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

Researcher Cites ‘Perfect Storm’ for Placebo Effect in Transgender Youth Treatments
Screenshot from the movie "Trans Mission: What's the Rush to Reassign Gender?"/The Epoch Times
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
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
Senior Reporter
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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