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What's a true fact that is so misleading it's borderline misinformation? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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What would be some fact that, while true, could be told in a context or way that is misinfomating or make the other person draw incorrect conclusions?

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[–] 35 points 3 years ago (3 children)

People on HRT have a significantly higher mortality rate than people not on HRT

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don’t get it… I dumb.

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  • [–] 31 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    HRT is short for Hormone Replacement Therapy, a treatment many transgender people use to feel more aligned with their gender identity. It's been proven to increase mental health, and has a low regret rate. However, it is correlated with higher mortality because trans people overall have a higher mortality rate and HRT is primarily used by trans people.

    A more extreme example of the same thing would be "People on chemotherapy have a higher chance of dying from cancer than people not on chemotherapy." It's true, but only because people without cancer don't tend to enter chemotherapy.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Trans people on HRT may have a slightly higher mortality rate (the suicide rate declines significantly with HRT), but OPs statement is true because most people on HRT are cisgender and old - estrogen is a common treatment for menopause symptoms and products like androgel are specifically marketed to cis men with age related decline in testosterone.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    HRT was originally used to treat menopausal women at risk for osteoporosis, who are at higher risk due to being old.

    I'm aware that transgenders also have a higher than otherwise expected mortality (whether taking hormones or not), but they may not be numerous enough to move the needle against millions of old women.

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