You gave links to a Christian website and a news article. If you don't know what peer review is then google it.
most of the time when I post direct peer review they are too technical, so I will post an intermediary that is explaining the peer review.
but if you wish to have the direct link, I think it was the wall street journal.
update:
I looked at my sources and did not track down the peer review of the author.
sorry, it was in the 70's, and I don't even think they had peer review back then.
but to bridge the gap, there is another study spanning 30 years of clinical studies on the aftermath of sex reasignment
peer review found free for download here:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016885
( I attached it to this post)
this was quoted and introduced by the wall street journal regarding the author I was quoting
"
one. A 2011 study at the Karolinska
Institute in Sweden produced the most illuminating results yet regarding the transgendered,
evidence that should give advocates pause. The longterm study—up to 30 years—followed
324 people who had sexreassignment surgery. The study revealed that beginning about 10
years after having the surgery, the transgendered began to experience increasing mental
difficulties. Most shockingly, their suicide mortality rose almost 20fold above the comparable
nontransgender population. This disturbing result has as yet no explanation but probably
reflects the growing sense of isolation reported by the aging transgendered after surgery. The
high suicide rate certainly challenges the surgery prescription.
There are subgroups of the transgendered, and for none does "reassignment" seem apt. One
group includes male prisoners like Pvt. Bradley Manning, the convicted nationalsecurity
leaker who now wishes to be called Chelsea. Facing long sentences and the rigors of a men's
prison, they have an obvious motive for wanting to change their sex and hence their prison.
Given that they committed their crimes as males, they should be punished as such; after
serving their time, they will be free to reconsider their gender.
Another subgroup consists of young men and women susceptible to suggestion from
"everything is normal" sex education, amplified by Internet chat groups. These are the
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6/7/2015 Paul McHugh: Transgender Surgery Isn't the Solution WSJ
transgender subjects most like anorexia nervosa patients: They become persuaded that
seeking a drastic physical change will banish their psychosocial problems. "Diversity"
counselors in their schools, rather like cult leaders, may encourage these young people to
distance themselves from their families and offer advice on rebutting arguments against
having transgender surgery. Treatments here must begin with removing the young person
from the suggestive environment and offering a countermessage in family therapy.
Then there is the subgroup of very young, often prepubescent children who notice distinct sex
roles in the culture and, exploring how they fit in, begin imitating the opposite sex. Misguided
doctors at medical centers including Boston's Children's Hospital have begun trying to treat
this behavior by administering pubertydelaying hormones to render later sexchange
surgeries less onerous—even though the drugs stunt the children's growth and risk causing
sterility. Given that close to 80% of such children would abandon their confusion and grow
naturally into adult life if untreated, these medical interventions come close to child abuse. A
better way to help these children: with devoted parenting.
At the heart of the problem is confusion over the nature of the transgendered. "Sex change"
is biologically impossible. People who undergo sexreassignment surgery do not change from
men to women or vice versa. Rather, they become feminized men or masculinized women.
Claiming that this is civilrights matter and encouraging surgical intervention is in reality to
collaborate with and promote a mental disorder."
again the article is found here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/paul-mchugh-transgender-surgery-isnt-the-solution-1402615120
the peer review is found here:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016885
you can download it.