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According to Endocrine Society guidelines, patients who want to begin medical treatment like puberty blockers, hormones or surgery should be old enough to give "informed consent," which the organization says is usually attained by 16. ------------------------
You know what society really needs. Government should just step in and censor one side of the conflicting information so mere citizens don't have evaluate and decide for themselves.
Reported by PBS so it's gold Jerry,
pbs.org - When transgender kids transition medical risks are both known and unknownThe Endocrine Society's guidelines suggest starting puberty blockers for transgender children when they hit a stage of development known as Tanner stage 2 ' usually around 10 or 11 years old for a girl and 11 or 12 years old for a boy. The same guidelines suggest giving cross sex hormones ' estrogen for transgender girls and testosterone for transgender boys ' at age 16. However, doctors caution that estrogen and testosterone, the hormones that are blocked by these medications, also play a role in a child's neurological development and bone growth.And giving up a little of your child's neurological development and bone growth is well worth the feelings of virtue that will wash over as you are praised bu the pro trans community.
The article also includes this but it is an old article so maybe the FDA is on board now, but we know it was heresy to use Ivermectin off label and doctors were forbiden from mentioning it in certain jurisdictions.
However, the use of puberty blockers to treat transgender children is what's considered an 'off label' use of the medication ' something that hasn't been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. And doctors say their biggest concern is about how long children stay on the medication, because there isn't enough research into the effects of stalling puberty at the age when children normally go through it.
