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AIBU to think puberty blocker trial is child abuse?

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F1rstDoNoHarm · 14/12/2025 12:53

Have we not learnt from Tavistock closure?

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bridgetreilly · 14/12/2025 13:40

justpassmethemouse · 14/12/2025 13:26

Some kids will really benefit from
puberty blockers. How else will you ensure it is safe for use without tests?

Note: Not all families think like you, and they deserve to make the right choice for their family.

No, they don’t. Some families think physical punishment is right for their children, but as a society we do not and we step in to protect the children. Same goes here.

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F1rstDoNoHarm · 14/12/2025 13:36

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/12/2025 13:27

I had precocious puberty so had puberty blockers 🤷‍♀️

There are proven benefits of taking puberty blockers for precocious puberty. In the case of gender related distress, the prescription of puberty blockers is off-label, and not evidence based.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/12/2025 13:32

VaddaABeetch · 14/12/2025 13:28

For how long? did the PB completely block your puberty?

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Years - i think so, i stopped when I was maybe 11/12/13 - can't fully remember when I stopped

VaddaABeetch · 14/12/2025 13:28

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/12/2025 13:27

I had precocious puberty so had puberty blockers 🤷‍♀️

For how long? did the PB completely block your puberty?

Lottapianos · 14/12/2025 13:28

I can't imagine why any parent would offer their child up to take part in this. It's horrifying

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/12/2025 13:27

I had precocious puberty so had puberty blockers 🤷‍♀️

Oldandgreyer · 14/12/2025 13:26

Who's insuring them?

justpassmethemouse · 14/12/2025 13:26

Some kids will really benefit from
puberty blockers. How else will you ensure it is safe for use without tests?

Note: Not all families think like you, and they deserve to make the right choice for their family.

ParmaVioletTea · 14/12/2025 13:21

YANBU.

There is very little chance this will be an objective trial - there is so much ideological pressure to prove women wrong and to prove the Frankenstein doctors to be correct.

OLDERME · 14/12/2025 13:11

You are absolutely correct. No other way to describe it.