Swedish researchers are using a British funding platform to finance trials of a controversial drug therapy,which they hope will reduce child sexual abuseSwedish scientists want research funds to test what they see as preventive treatment for potential paedophiles. They intention to use a British crowdfunding website to finance full-scale scientific trials of a drug treatment that could, they hope, and reduce the likelihood of child sexual abuse.
The volunteers in the trial would be 60 Swedish men who absorb sought help; half would receive injections of a placebo. The other 30 would be treated with a hormone therapy called degarelix,used in the treatment of prostate cancer, which blocks the production of the male hormone testosterone. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com