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>This is reversible I do not think delaying puberty is reversible. Puberty is an integral part of growing up and maturing into an adult. Delaying it will chang

>This is reversible I do not think delaying puberty is reversible. Puberty is an integral part of growing up and maturing into an adult. Delaying it will change the child's mental make-up and I do not consider that to be natural or something that should be done with anybody. IMO the safest thing is to let the child attain majority, and then allow them to make whatever choice they want.

vidarh 11y ago
> I do not think delaying puberty is reversible Then you are wrong. Simple as that. There's been plenty of published research investigating these drugs and their effect, both physical and otherwise. > Puberty is an integral part of growing up and maturing into an adult. Delaying it will change the child's mental make-up and I do not consider that to be natural or something that should be done with anybody. Going through puberty as the "wrong gender" for someone with gender dysphoria is associated with a long range of substantial mental health issues that also changes a child mental make-up, and in very negative ways. > IMO the safest thing is to let the child attain majority, and then allow them to make whatever choice they want. The research disagrees with you. These drugs are not used for fun. They are used because they have been shown to ameliorate substantial health issues for these patients. Waiting until they attain majority is too late - the damage has already been done.
Dylan16807 11y ago
Puberty hits at different ages. An artificial delay is not a big problem. Doing nothing until 18 causes massive irreversible changes.
- Chris2048 11y ago
  Does messing with puberty in this way not affect health and mortality probabilities?
  - dragonwriter 11y ago
    > Does messing with puberty in this way not affect health and mortality probabilities? One of the compelling reasons for treating gender dysphoria -- including by this means -- is that doing so (or not doing so, in the other direction) does, yes, substantially affect health and mortality.
    - Chris2048 11y ago
      wait, are you talking about mental health/suicide? I'm talking specifically about puberty and physical development. Suicide and gender crisis is a social issue.

vidarh 11y ago

> I do not think delaying puberty is reversible Then you are wrong. Simple as that. There's been plenty of published research investigating these drugs and their effect, both physical and otherwise. > Puberty is an integral part of growing up and maturing into an adult. Delaying it will change the child's mental make-up and I do not consider that to be natural or something that should be done with anybody. Going through puberty as the "wrong gender" for someone with gender dysphoria is associated with a long range of substantial mental health issues that also changes a child mental make-up, and in very negative ways. > IMO the safest thing is to let the child attain majority, and then allow them to make whatever choice they want. The research disagrees with you. These drugs are not used for fun. They are used because they have been shown to ameliorate substantial health issues for these patients. Waiting until they attain majority is too late - the damage has already been done.

Dylan16807 11y ago

Puberty hits at different ages. An artificial delay is not a big problem. Doing nothing until 18 causes massive irreversible changes.

Chris2048 11y ago
Does messing with puberty in this way not affect health and mortality probabilities?
- dragonwriter 11y ago
  > Does messing with puberty in this way not affect health and mortality probabilities? One of the compelling reasons for treating gender dysphoria -- including by this means -- is that doing so (or not doing so, in the other direction) does, yes, substantially affect health and mortality.
  - Chris2048 11y ago
    wait, are you talking about mental health/suicide? I'm talking specifically about puberty and physical development. Suicide and gender crisis is a social issue.