Response: "The Signal and the Noise"-a response to Clayton et al. (2021)

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Comment

Lynn Rew et al. Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;27(3):263-264.

doi: 10.1111/camh.12534. Epub 2021 Dec 19.

Abstract

The purpose of this response is to clarify points about the steps we took in a systematic review of the literature and to reaffirm our findings.

Keywords: Gender dysphoria; adolescence; hormones.

Review: Puberty blockers for transgender and gender diverse youth-a critical review of the literature.
Rew L, Young CC, Monge M, Bogucka R. Rew L, et al. Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2021 Feb;26(1):3-14. doi: 10.1111/camh.12437. Epub 2020 Dec 15. Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2021. PMID: 33320999
Commentary: The Signal and the Noise-questioning the benefits of puberty blockers for youth with gender dysphoria-a commentary on Rew et al. (2021).
Clayton A, Malone WJ, Clarke P, Mason J, D'Angelo R. Clayton A, et al. Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2022 Sep;27(3):259-262. doi: 10.1111/camh.12533. Epub 2021 Dec 22. Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2022. PMID: 34936180

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