• Kaboom@reddthat.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    8
    ·
    6 months ago

    Yes, I do. The side effects include everything puberty does, it affects your height, your bone density, brain development, energy levels, heart problems, the list goes on and on.

    They need therapy, and puberty blockers have to be done as puberty starts, and that deadline causes steps to be skipped, things rushed, corners skipped, and once its done, its done. You cant undo it.

    Imo, the therapy phase shouldnt stop until they are 18.

    • Seleni@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      6 months ago

      Citation needed

      Because I’m pretty sure puberty blockers do literally none of that.

    • Cethin
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      6 months ago

      They need therapy, and puberty blockers have to be done as puberty starts, and that deadline causes steps to be skipped, things rushed, corners skipped, and once its done, its done. You cant undo it.

      Hold on. Puberty is the thing that is forcing things to be done in haste. Puberty blockers give people time to figure things out. That’s the point of it. It gives time to think. Puberty has significant consequences and side effects. Delaying that the effects are just that it’s delayed. It’s preventing the effects. Some people go through puberty later than others. Puberty blockers are largely just a mechanism we have to control when that happens. You can’t undo going through puberty, but you can largely undo the effects of puberty blockers.