Amazing work by @jessesingal on ethically treating trans kids — accounting for both the risks of forgoing early interventions & the risks of forging ahead too quickly during a period of identity instability & exploration https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-a-child-says-shes-trans/561749/ …
I’m talking primarily about hormonal transition through puberty blockers followed by immediate hormonal treatments — I’m under the impression that this is *very* likely to cause infertility, & it also wouldn’t show up in a lot of studies because it’s relatively new
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Transitioning post-puberty is suboptimal in a lot of ways, but it does often leave some reproductive options open, even after surgical and hormonal intervention
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"Suboptimal" is weak tea; the word I would go for here is "excruciating"
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My main point is that if (a) is roughly 100 times more likely than (b), they're mutually exclusive, and they're both equally horrifying, then parents who worry more about (b) are making a grave mistake. Most parents probably worry more about (b), and I think that's unfortunate.
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We’re talking primarily about people who transitioned as adults, and the ability of adults to make these decisions for themselves is totally outside the purview of this article — IMO, for good reason
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