"Pausing Puberty" on Radio 4

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QuaterMiss · 29/01/2019 09:29

This programme on hormone blocking drugs is on R4 at 11am this morning.

(I won't be able to listen til later.)

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OrchidInTheSun · 29/01/2019 11:30

Well that was entirely shit as expected

Melroses · 29/01/2019 11:27

Totally unquestioningly too. Swallowed whole.

OrchidInTheSun · 29/01/2019 11:26

FFS they've just quoted the dodgy suicide stats

DodoPatrol · 29/01/2019 11:17

That's heart-rending - the child who thinks s/he'll be able to grow up and bear children because 'science will change and you don't know what they'll be able to do.'

Very hard to answer that as a parent when trying to keep a child's mental health steady.

AspieAndProud · 29/01/2019 10:30

Sorted out.

AspieAndProud · 29/01/2019 10:30

It’s not reveversible in the sense that almost all ‘trans’ children put on them will continue on to hormone therapy when normal puberty would have directed out their dysphoria naturally.

userschmoozer · 29/01/2019 10:17

Once you've passed the age of natural puberty or started taking cross sex hormones its no longer reversible.
Puberty blockers are being used off label. They should be careful about the claims they make, and warn people that the outcome is they will be sterile.

Melroses · 29/01/2019 10:16

Ooo interesting to see how this goes. R4 ha been particularly woman focused this morning with an interesting interview about getting on in the workplace and having children and WH is good about feeding babies atm.

Tackytriceratops · 29/01/2019 10:13

"The blocker is a physically reversible intervention "

This is misleading; I think there's a time limit to this.

Tackytriceratops · 29/01/2019 10:10

Thanks should be interesting

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