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You keep saying puberty blockers have no negative side effects because you think something that's been used in a certain context automatically equates to no sid

You keep saying puberty blockers have no negative side effects because you think something that's been used in a certain context automatically equates to no side effects but that is simply not true. You might as well argue that radiation therapy is safe for everyone because it's been used on cancer patients for decades. This sort of narrow minded, unscientific and extremely ignorant argumentation is exactly what people are sick of and why this whole trans movement is becoming such a clown show. If we would be more honest about the real risks and trade offs then perhaps people wouldn't be so anti woke nowadays.

LexiMax 3y ago
> You might as well argue that radiation therapy is safe for everyone because it's been used on cancer patients for decades. Blocking puberty in children is not a novel use of puberty blocking drugs.
- vibbo 3y ago
  Blocking it entirely is indeed a novel use. It is an procedure distinct from the mere delaying of precocious puberty.
  - LexiMax 3y ago
    You are misinformed. Puberty blockers are known to be safe to use for about a decade or so, and transgender children are not on them for nearly as long. It is used to buy time before either committing to adult gender-affirming care or (in the vast minority of cases) backing out. In other words, it is very much in line with being cautious when it comes to children's healthcare, and any theoretical downside of taking the medicine needs to be weighed against the downside of abstaining from the only medication used to treat gender dysphoria in children.
    - vibbo 3y ago
      Where is the evidence of safety and efficacy then? There's a reason why the NHS has scaled back usage just to clinical trials - this evidence is very much lacking.
shrimp_emoji 3y ago
It's pretty confusing. Being a woman sucks, physiologically, compared to being a man. You have more heart attacks; you have brittle bones; you're weak. But is that worth incurring if it means you don't kill yourself? The reality is that our legacy biology is a clown show. The real and durable solution is to go posthuman. Until then, it's hacks upon hacks.

LexiMax 3y ago

> You might as well argue that radiation therapy is safe for everyone because it's been used on cancer patients for decades. Blocking puberty in children is not a novel use of puberty blocking drugs.

vibbo 3y ago
Blocking it entirely is indeed a novel use. It is an procedure distinct from the mere delaying of precocious puberty.
- LexiMax 3y ago
  You are misinformed. Puberty blockers are known to be safe to use for about a decade or so, and transgender children are not on them for nearly as long. It is used to buy time before either committing to adult gender-affirming care or (in the vast minority of cases) backing out. In other words, it is very much in line with being cautious when it comes to children's healthcare, and any theoretical downside of taking the medicine needs to be weighed against the downside of abstaining from the only medication used to treat gender dysphoria in children.
  - vibbo 3y ago
    Where is the evidence of safety and efficacy then? There's a reason why the NHS has scaled back usage just to clinical trials - this evidence is very much lacking.

shrimp_emoji 3y ago

It's pretty confusing. Being a woman sucks, physiologically, compared to being a man. You have more heart attacks; you have brittle bones; you're weak. But is that worth incurring if it means you don't kill yourself? The reality is that our legacy biology is a clown show. The real and durable solution is to go posthuman. Until then, it's hacks upon hacks.