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To be honest idk about that, kids are pretty fucking stupid in general. Not sure if they should be allowed to do whatever they want before legal age
If you are arguing against trans kids being allowed to go on puberty blockers, the impacts of going through the wrong puberty can be traumatic and have lasting effects on trans kids. Puberty blockers are safe, and it's not like you can just decide to take them anyways; there are processes that you need to go through with the medical system to make sure it's actually a decision you want to make, even with any potential side effects.
Edit: Good video on the topic, by a trans teen
I wouldn't trust myself on that either when I was a kid tbh. Like right now I may be dosing estrogen left and right but then? I don't know really. I don't remember it that well though. It's a blur
The thing is.....hormone replacement therapy isn't really a drastic intervention. If the outcomes are not aligning with the treatment plan you simply stop taking the medication.
There are virtually no long lasting repercussions for temporarily delaying puberty. Really the only notable side effects are that you may be a bit taller than you were going to be.
Wait we could have delayed puberty with negative side effects but with actual benefits? Those poor 5th graders with beards would have really appreciated this info. Poor guys really struggled.
Precocious puberty is one of the many reasons kids are put on hormone therapy, its quite common nowadays.
Didn't eve know that had a name. Learning quite a bit
Yeap, it's being diagnosed more every year, especially in young women. I think there are theories about hormone influencing chemicals in the environment, but it may just be a case of better diagnosis in the medical community.
My main point is just that hormone therapy in pediatrics is super common, and the vast majority of it has nothing to do with gender affirming care. Yet we don't really see any parents or politicians harping concerns about these prescriptions even though they have the same mechanism of action and risk.