A systematic review and meta-analysis published in the journal of JAMA Pediatrics found that puberty suppression in transgender and gender-diverse adolescents temporarily slows bone development, particularly at the lumbar spine. While absolute bone mineral density remained stable during puberty suppression, it increased modestly after gender-affirming hormone therapy, with partial recovery of bone health when compared to peers.
Puberty represents a key window for achieving peak bone mass, which plays an important role in determining fracture risk later in life. As the use of puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormone therapy continues to expand in gender-diverse youth, understanding their long-term effects on skeletal health has become increasingly important.
A new systematic review and meta-analysis has found that while pubertal suppression with temporarily slows bone mineral accrual in transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) adolescents, subsequent gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) promotes substantial recovery in bone health. However, researchers say the extent of long-term “catch-up” remains uncertain, underscoring the importance of careful monitoring during treatment.
If trans children were allowed to access HRT they would not need to be on blockers. This is forced onto them by cis people.
Not necessarily always the case. Some people might want more time to understand and explore their identity before their body is irreversibly changed.
Most of the time however it is because we must cater to cis people refusing to accept that we know our own bodies. And we half these half cocked compromises so their sensibilities aren’t hurt.
Ok but also puberty happens well before the brain is even mostly formed properly. I’m kinda ok with giving kids time to make life altering decisions. Imo puberty blockers should be given to anyone even questioning their gender that wants them, so they have time to explore and choose before they have the ‘wrong’ puberty.
Most children have established gender dysphoria by 7 years. We don’t need to wait until we have a “mostly properly formed brain” to understand ourselves on one of the most basic levels.
https://www.newswise.com/articles/most-gender-dysphoria-established-by-age-7-study-finds
Fair, tbh I’m not the most educated on this subject.
Really at the end of the day it should just be down to the person/child and their doctor. And puberty blockers should be an available option. There’s so many different situations we really shouldn’t be making blanket statements anyway
I hope you understand you are being downvoted for being so fuckin abrassiv3 in both your comments and not for the rhetoric of your post.
We’re sick of pandering to you. These are our lives and our bodies, and you’re fucking them up.
Jesus fuck what the fuck did anyone do to you here that is instigating you being a fucking asshole to everyone who chimes in. All you are doing is making people think you are dumb as a fuckin brick.
I hope you understand you are being downvoted for being so fuckin abrassiv3 in both your comments.
Yeah I don’t disagree with the broader point but I think what you write might be erasing some people’s experiences a bit. That’s all I’m saying.
But if you allow children to get on HRT when they want, the ones what want it could and the ones that want to wait still could.
By allowing choices instead of removing them because cis people are worried we don’t know what we want, despite study after study showing basically no one regrets it you help everyone.