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Why aren’t parents worried about the effects of hormones on their children.

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Sidewalksue · 20/03/2021 23:11

3rd person I know has put on FB their daughter is now identifying as male and what a disgrace it is that they can’t access hormones and have to go through puberty.
Not one is going, all this might fuck my children for life, make them infertile, leave them with a catalogue of issues decades down the line. And what if as pre-teens they haven’t made a good decision that they can’t reverse. Maybe it’s a good idea to hang back and wait before filling my children full of unnecessary drugs.
One works in the medical profession and I am bewildered by the lack of thought past this moment in time.
How many children are going to blame their parents for wanting to give in so easily (luckily they do have to wait for hormone treatment).

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Saltyslug · 20/03/2021 23:49

.... until the nhs is sued on mass and it hits the papers

gardenbird48 · 20/03/2021 23:47

it is really scary - a two minute internet search on the possible long term health issues would be horrifying for most parents.

Some people seem to believe what they are told by the people who have a vested interest in medicalising children. It is a worry.

SmokedDuck · 20/03/2021 23:42

I suspect this is no different than when doctors give their kids any other prescription. They assume it's best practice and the risks are understood and appropriately considered.

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Sidewalksue · 20/03/2021 23:35

I don’t know that many people and it seems a lot to me!

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GNCQ · 20/03/2021 23:31

Blimey the third person?
And people say it isn't trendy...

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Sidewalksue · 20/03/2021 23:21

I remember being those children’s ages and hating being a girl and having periods (I still bloody do).
Why aren’t we talking about how it’s a normal bloody emotion.

On the plus side i saw a teenage girl goth today with purple hair and massive platform boots. Her non conformity made me very happy.

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NotBadConsidering · 20/03/2021 23:18

*there isn’t.

ArabellaScott · 20/03/2021 23:17

No idea, OP. It's terrifying.

NotBadConsidering · 20/03/2021 23:16

Because everyone involved in giving them and advocating for them downplays, or in some cases, deliberately deny the facts that puberty blockers and cross sex hormones have any side effects whatsoever.

As someone posted, even an acknowledgment of the downsides and arguing the benefits outweigh them would be refreshing, but their isn’t. I’ve seen one prominent TRA post on Twitter she doesn’t think they cause infertility. Bonkers.

So the medically naive parents go into this decision making pathway with no clear consent or objective information presented to them.

Unless you’re in the UK now where they will need to demonstrate consent to a judge.