Puberty blockers are off-label chemotherapy treatments. It's highly unlikely they are going to be saving lives for people who do not have a cancer which needs treating. They also delay brain and genital development, resulting in infertility. Not good outcomes by any measure.
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Keep in mind that HRT for minors is carefully monitored and used for Gender Dysphoria, a severe condition that is often fatal. Other side effects of untreated GD include alcoholism, drug addiction, suicide, depression, overeating, frequent "accidents", high risk...
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Im barely making it through the later side of puberty, and im only alive through luck Idk what the hell youre thinking, but if my parents were able to find out, and get me blockers, i wouldnt have a record of at least 30 attempted suicides in the past ~4 years
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Chemo for cancer has lasting health problems, but not as bad as what happens if not treated. Blockers and HRT have side effects, but not as bad as untreated Gender Dysphoria. Teen HRT is for the highest risk patients. Those MOST LIKELY to become self destructive if untreated
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Please cover this
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We know that 3% of kids 11 to 18 are Transgender or nonbinary. We know that 1/2% are openly transgender. What happened to the 2.5% after high school? Drug addiction! Alcoholism! Suicides! "Accidental" deaths. Obesity Heart attacks and strokes under age 60. Hiding, undercover.
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Study DOI for those interested/with access: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-1725 …
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