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Daily Mail - dangers of children buying puberty blockers online

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scepticalwoman · 01/12/2018 08:20

Another balanced article from the Mail highlighting the dangers of teenagers accessing these drugs:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6448105/British-children-buy-sex-hormone-medication-foreign-sites-no-questions-asked.html

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Apollo440 · 01/12/2018 09:04

Isn't this a misquote. I think they may be talking about the effects of puberty not the drugs. I found this quote on the Mermaids website.

"They may find the changes of puberty very upsetting, and a lot of trans teens begin to get very depressed, withdrawn and may even self-harm or have suicidal feelings."

OldCrone · 01/12/2018 08:27

There's an interesting quote from Mermaids in that article.

Mermaids, a charity supporting transgender children, said the drugs ‘can subject a young person to distressing bodily changes that can lead to an increased risk of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicidal ideas’.

Either Mermaids have changed their tune or they've been misquoted.