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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Medium article about the effect on children of puberty blockers

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Bittermints · 05/12/2018 08:05

medium.com/@sue.donym1984/the-new-homophobic-bridge-to-nowhere-child-transition-c621d6188d6e

If somebody could archive/screenshot this one quickly before it also disappears it would be a good idea. Thanks.

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OldCrone · 09/12/2018 20:49

Half the children were given growth hormone, half 'Puberty blockers' such as might be given in gender clinics.

They were all given puberty blockers - some were also given the growth hormone:

This randomized trial treated 30 adopted children with early puberty and short stature with either gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) alone or in combination with growth hormone (GH) for 3 y.

There was a drop in IQ across both groups, but both groups were given the puberty blockers. This doesn't mean that the drugs were a cause of this drop, but I'm surprised it wasn't seen as significant.

OldCrone · 09/12/2018 20:53

This is worth reading.

www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00044/full

The author seems very concerned about use of these drugs in children.

Bowlofbabelfish · 09/12/2018 21:32

Thanks crone that’s an interesting piece.

Concerned is my stance too (as well as many stronger words than that.)

LikeDust · 10/12/2018 17:44

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