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Re:No evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy by somebodythere on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @04:58PM (#21140685)
Perhaps. I'm a little concerned that if this approach is used for diagnostics that it becomes another form of gatekeeping. (i.e. someone is transgender but denied treatment because their brain scans come up as cis.)
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Re:No evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy by XorNot on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @07:42PM (#21141988)
There's a dark side of everything, but there are people who believe they want to transition who then find out it doesn't help when they do. Being able to diagnostically assess the likelihood that it's the correct treatment would be good for everyone.
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Re:No evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy by partyboat1586 on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @05:17PM (#21140821)
Conversely it could help someone who is in denial and experiencing disphoria to come to terms with themselves.
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Re:No evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy by CathedralBorrow on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:08PM (#21142182)
That would have to be an incredibly precise test though; if someone is in denial and you tell them "This test says there's only a 5% chance you're right", they will probably stay in denial.
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Re:No evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy by coolreader18 on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:18PM (#21142255)
Reminds me of XKCD's Significant comic: https://xkcd.com/882/
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