Birth control pills or shots are one option, but an IUD for tween AFABs seems to be a popular choice. One mom had her kid's put in at age 14.pic.twitter.com/UWYDmL12nO
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Birth control pills or shots are one option, but an IUD for tween AFABs seems to be a popular choice. One mom had her kid's put in at age 14.pic.twitter.com/UWYDmL12nO
A depressive episode might result from BC pills, but there are other options. Tinkering with an 11-yr-old's endocrine system is no big deal in 2020. If your genderfluid middleschooler doesn't want to menstruate (how many want to?), maybe start w/an IUD, then move on to T shots.pic.twitter.com/MB4qKP7dwe
Note: Putting girls at start of menarche on BC pills has been widely normalized, even those who don't claim trans ID. Total avoidance of periods for convenience sake is a mass experiment. What will be the outcome physically & mentally? How much iatrogenic dysphoria will it cause?
"Research has shown that adolescents who use birth control pills are more prone to be at risk for depression in adulthood." Suicidal thoughts (in the adolescent girls) also mentioned in this article.https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/health/teens-birth-control-pills-depressive-symptoms-trnd/index.html …
All of these options are worse than the actual periods.
How about they don't mess with biology, and get the kids some therapy?? I will never understand parents who try to avoid all meds suddenly rushing to put their kids on powerful hormones while they are still developing.
IKR Parents have the responsibility to normalise periods, to teach their daughters to be proud of their body's potential to create and nourish a new life, regardless of how they identify or who they are attracted to x
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