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”She's moody, probably because she's a teenage girl, but could it be the #BirthControl?”
"She's acting so hormonal."
"Her moods are crazy, she's PMSing all the time."
Moods have nothing to do with #gender and sex hormones! These #stereotypes only perpetuate #bias. 🧵 #MedTwitter
"She's acting so hormonal."
"Her moods are crazy, she's PMSing all the time."
Moods have nothing to do with #gender and sex hormones! These #stereotypes only perpetuate #bias. 🧵 #MedTwitter
Let's start with #hormones. Hormones are chemicals released by certain organs that carry messages to other organs. Everyone has hormones. Changes in hormone levels can affect our moods but having hormones does not make someone moody.
The reproductive (and other) organs produce the sex hormones (#progesterone, #estrogen, and #testosterone) in all people, just in different quantities. These levels can vary throughout the day and over time.
The US medical establishment is not the first to use artificial hormones as a form of #conversiontherapy. Meet Nazi dr Carl Vaernet, who implanted artificial hormone glands into gay men at Buchenwald. #antifascism
Read more: archive.is/RtImu by @PeterTatchell (1/4)
Read more: archive.is/RtImu by @PeterTatchell (1/4)
@PeterTatchell Alan Turing, a British scientist convicted of homosexual acts in 1952, was an early victim of hormonal #conversiontherapy. He was sentenced to #estrogen therapy, and died two years later, likely by suicide.
Read more: archive.is/6TN5C by @yayitsrob (2/4)
Read more: archive.is/6TN5C by @yayitsrob (2/4)
@PeterTatchell @yayitsrob This type of #conversiontherapy is even more prevalent in #Iran, where homosexual acts are punishable by death. Iranian #lesbians and #gay men are being pushed into “sex reassignment.”
Read more: archive.is/W5IZf by @BBCHamedani (3/4)
Read more: archive.is/W5IZf by @BBCHamedani (3/4)
THREAD: Let’s talk about the HOW. How do “trans kids” #transition from healthy children to cash cows for Big Med? Let’s break down the process. (1/13)
The first step is the “affirmative model” of #therapy. When a child claims to be or wants to be the opposite sex, well-meaning parents may seek answers from a therapist. An “affirmative” therapist automatically labels the child "trans." (2/13)
It’s important to note that “affirmative” therapists don’t examine children’s #mentalhealth or question their ideas before making a decision. Instead, they “rubber-stamp” children’s psych evals. Src: (3/13)
🖐️Have you ever seen those studies claiming finger length is related to health and behavior?
There's a whole field of research exploring the ratio between index and ring finger (known as 2D:4D digit ratio).
I think it's mostly #pseudoscience!
Take a few minutes and read on!👇
There's a whole field of research exploring the ratio between index and ring finger (known as 2D:4D digit ratio).
I think it's mostly #pseudoscience!
Take a few minutes and read on!👇
Before the debunking details, a disclaimer.
I care about scientific quality+integrity, & helping people understand the nuance behind abstracts & media headlines.
I'm not intending to disparage anybody personally. Perhaps some of this research is legit, but many issues w/ 2D:4D.
I care about scientific quality+integrity, & helping people understand the nuance behind abstracts & media headlines.
I'm not intending to disparage anybody personally. Perhaps some of this research is legit, but many issues w/ 2D:4D.
Supposedly #digitratio indicates prenatal testosterone exposure.
Fetuses exposed to more male sex hormones in utero are supposed to have a smaller digit ratio (shorter index finger or longer ring finger).
But, there's very little evidence of this in humans.
#epitwitter
Fetuses exposed to more male sex hormones in utero are supposed to have a smaller digit ratio (shorter index finger or longer ring finger).
But, there's very little evidence of this in humans.
#epitwitter
1/14 🆕 🚨Accelerated article on #breastcancer just out in @nature! #bcsm
We asked:
1️⃣ What drives response to #chemotherapy in #breast #cancer❓
2️⃣ Can we use #machinelearning to predict response to chemotherapy❓
Link: nature.com/articles/s4158…
A 🧵👇👇👇 @OncoAlert
We asked:
1️⃣ What drives response to #chemotherapy in #breast #cancer❓
2️⃣ Can we use #machinelearning to predict response to chemotherapy❓
Link: nature.com/articles/s4158…
A 🧵👇👇👇 @OncoAlert
2/14 We are unable to #predict #response to treatment in clinic…
✅Good response ➡️treatment very effective ➡️better survival
❌Poorer response ➡️treatment less effective ➡️worse survival
Being able to forecast response would be a landmark advance!
✅Good response ➡️treatment very effective ➡️better survival
❌Poorer response ➡️treatment less effective ➡️worse survival
Being able to forecast response would be a landmark advance!
3/14 We ran a study in women with #breastcancer @CUH_NHS+@CRUK_CI:
1️⃣who had a #cancer biopsy (which we analysed)
2️⃣received 18 weeks of chemo+/-targeted therapy
3️⃣had surgery (and we measured how much cancer remained)
We associated PRE-therapy profiles↔️POST-therapy response👇
1️⃣who had a #cancer biopsy (which we analysed)
2️⃣received 18 weeks of chemo+/-targeted therapy
3️⃣had surgery (and we measured how much cancer remained)
We associated PRE-therapy profiles↔️POST-therapy response👇
