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originally posted by: Annee
FOX OP-ED vs MAYO CLINIC's actual information.
Puberty blockers for transgender and gender-diverse youth
By Mayo Clinic Staff
Puberty blockers can be used to delay the changes of puberty in transgender and gender-diverse youth who have started puberty. The medicines most often used for this purpose are called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues. Here's a summary of their possible benefits, side effects and long-term effects.
www.mayoclinic.org...
What do puberty blockers do?
When taken regularly, GnRH analogues stop the body from making sex hormones. That includes testosterone and estrogen.
Sex hormones affect:
Primary sex characteristics. These are the sexual organs present at birth. They include the penis, scrotum and testicles, and the uterus, ovaries and vagina.
Secondary sex characteristics. These are the physical changes in the body that appear during puberty. Examples include breast development and growth of facial hair.
In people assigned male at birth, GnRH analogues slow the growth of facial and body hair, prevent voice deepening, and limit the growth of the penis, scrotum and testicles.
In people assigned female at birth, this treatment limits or stops breast development and stops menstruation.
originally posted by: StoutBroux
I think they're both saying the same thing, just using different words with the same definition.
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: StoutBroux
I think they're both saying the same thing, just using different words with the same definition.
Different attitudes.
Mayo Clinic is stating information.
Not making judgement.
originally posted by: network dude
www.foxnews.com...
The researchers analyzed the testicular cells of boys who had been taking puberty blockers for anywhere from three months to 52 months, and compared them to cells of a control group who had not been on the blockers.
Among those on puberty blockers, the researchers identified mild to severe "sex gland atrophy," determining that the medications accelerated the aging and function of testicular cells.
I'm not shocked at all. In fact, I'm totally expecting things like this, because of the new fad facing the US and other areas right now. I really don't know what it would take to convince a kid to change genders, but someone has figured out the magic wand wave and it's happening to many more than we had in the past. Almost as if it was just a fad....but it's not. It's forever it seems. So a kid is confused, as kids are mostly. He/she is not given the mental health needed but instead given "Gender Affirming care", drugs to make them appear to be the other sex, and given the false belief that they can just change back if they so choose.
If you are trans, or your kid is trans, and you are happy, and your kid is happy, good for you. But remember this little tidbit in the future when your kid finds out they won't be able to have a family. Will they remember who pushed them to be with the "in crowd"? Likely so. Best hope that isn't you.
Have fun, go nuts, just don't BE nuts. And don't chop yours off. You might want them later.
judgement that these drugs can harm a child? Yes, that's a consequence of facts.
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: StoutBroux
I think they're both saying the same thing, just using different words with the same definition.
Different attitudes.
Mayo Clinic is stating information.
Not making judgement.
originally posted by: Dandandat3
a reply to: YourFaceAgain
I don't know if past destructive behavior has been supported by the medical industry or not (it has); but big business has always been at the heart of enabling kid's behavior. Kids weren't growing their own tobacco back in the day. Again nothing new. The "average" person isn't going to be impacted by some kid some where taking puberty blockers. Life will go on with barely a blip over this.
originally posted by: koolkikitty
As someone who just had breast cancer removed, I am horrified that these drugs are used for this purpose. Some of those same drugs are given to women who are undergoing breast cancer treatment if the tumor has hormone receptors. The side effects are horrible and I refuse to take the medication. I'm in several cancer support groups and those poor women are going through hell. They have awful side effects and can cause endo-brain which is like chemo-brain.
I believe we will see an uptick in cancer within the trans community due to the hormonal meddling.
originally posted by: SchrodingersRat
a reply to: rickymouse
Both of your links are verklempt.
I get a "404 - Page not found error".
Just an FYI.
originally posted by: rickymouse
Let's just look at something more wide spread causing problems in both sexes development.
www.forbes.com... bout-chlormequat/?sh=b9c11f26634b
This article explains it a little more in depth.
www.msn.com... e/ar-BB1iFjeH
Simple way to reduce the population in the future, guys won't have any balls anymore. Think about this, is this related to the sexual identity issue going on in society these days?
Not that many people are on puberty blockers compared to the amount eating oats and other grains treated with chemicals like this
The study of Americans examined urine samples between 2017 and 2023, and found the number of participants with concentrations of chlormequat in their urine increased by more than 20% during that time frame from 69% in 2017 to 90% in 2023, suggesting consumer exposure is on the rise.
The EWG tested 13 oat-based foods like Cheerios and Quaker Old Fashioned Oats and detected higher levels than deemed safe by the group in 11 foods, according to a 2023 report.
originally posted by: koolkikitty
As someone who just had breast cancer removed, I am horrified that these drugs are used for this purpose.
Mayo Clinic is stating information.