I remember reading a New Yorker article a couple years ago about a guy who had a son with precocious puberty and their decision about what to do. I don’t remember the outcome, just my introduction to the concept through this article.
Curious about the differences in hormone blockers for precocious puberty versus in people who are approach…
I remember reading a New Yorker article a couple years ago about a guy who had a son with precocious puberty and their decision about what to do. I don’t remember the outcome, just my introduction to the concept through this article.
Curious about the differences in hormone blockers for precocious puberty versus in people who are approaching puberty at a normal age, as well as the prevalence of precocious puberty, I did some basic googling.
First I learned that .0006% of kids have this disorder. Secondly I learned that complications, especially decreased bone density, related to the use of puberty blockers for precocious puberty are typically associated with using them for too long & past the normal age of puberty.
Then I did some googling about when kids go through puberty, and at what age kids start puberty blockers for either precocious puberty or gender dysphoria.
My conclusion is that kids with precocious puberty are at most going to be on blockers for a couple of years, if they go on blockers at all. By contrast, a kid who is trying to prevent puberty while they make up their mind could end up on these drugs for twice as long, including during the time when their child would normally be going through puberty.
The side effects are real, severe, and have been dramatically downplayed. Parents need to know this because they’re going to be plenty of states in which this is legal indefinitely because it is such a culture war debate.
I remember reading a New Yorker article a couple years ago about a guy who had a son with precocious puberty and their decision about what to do. I don’t remember the outcome, just my introduction to the concept through this article.
Curious about the differences in hormone blockers for precocious puberty versus in people who are approaching puberty at a normal age, as well as the prevalence of precocious puberty, I did some basic googling.
First I learned that .0006% of kids have this disorder. Secondly I learned that complications, especially decreased bone density, related to the use of puberty blockers for precocious puberty are typically associated with using them for too long & past the normal age of puberty.
Then I did some googling about when kids go through puberty, and at what age kids start puberty blockers for either precocious puberty or gender dysphoria.
My conclusion is that kids with precocious puberty are at most going to be on blockers for a couple of years, if they go on blockers at all. By contrast, a kid who is trying to prevent puberty while they make up their mind could end up on these drugs for twice as long, including during the time when their child would normally be going through puberty.
The side effects are real, severe, and have been dramatically downplayed. Parents need to know this because they’re going to be plenty of states in which this is legal indefinitely because it is such a culture war debate.