CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 7 months agoScotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockerswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkScotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockerswww.bbc.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squarepizzazz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoPuberty blockers are routinely used for early puberty. But this is about delaying what would be normal puberty to much later, i.e. having people with the body of children and the mind of teenagers. Let’s not conflate the two.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoYeah, bro… No one ever hits puberty late, if there was there’s ba a phrase like “late bloomer” that’s super common… Seriously, are you just in highschool and think that would be the end of the world? Or that they actually look like children?
Puberty blockers are routinely used for early puberty. But this is about delaying what would be normal puberty to much later, i.e. having people with the body of children and the mind of teenagers. Let’s not conflate the two.
Yeah, bro…
No one ever hits puberty late, if there was there’s ba a phrase like “late bloomer” that’s super common…
Seriously, are you just in highschool and think that would be the end of the world? Or that they actually look like children?