• NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
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      4 hours ago

      is it ok to treat non trans kids for gender affirming care

      Absolute yes, puberty blockers weren’t even invented for trans kids. Early puberty is a thing and a problem that’s treated using puberty blockers, the same that a trans person would use.

      • lka1988@sh.itjust.works
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        My son nearly had to go on puberty blockers, as he was starting to show signs of early puberty. We talked to our pediatrician, who ultimately determined that he’s not starting puberty just yet. Turns out he’s just a really rambunctious and rowdy 8 year old.

      • UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works
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        Thats literally not the same thing. CPP can cause actual health problems past wanting to kill yourself.

        The drugs in this case it to make suure kid, primarily girls, can grow to their full height and bot have spinal issues due to that, lower cancer rates, and significantly lower the chances of diabetes.

        Not thebsame

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      Non-trans kids who want extreme changes to their body go to the same doctor that trans kids do: a psychotherapist and/or psychiatrist.

      No one just getting any of your example body mods without serious psychological evaluation, even adults.

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        Nah, nobody here has been talking about psycotherapist. If that was all it was, everything would be cool. This is about body modifications. Which no kid should be doing. Leave it till 18

        Talk to therapists all you want

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          Then you need to pay attention. They lie about surgery and ban the therapy and puberty blocking medications.

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          And no one is getting that kind of body modifications without talking to one first. Your ignorance of the medical community is on full display.

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            4 hours ago

            Ok? And your point is?

            The fact that children are getting body modigicatiks after talking is still the problem.

            It sucks people are born into the wrong body. I wish it didn’t happen. But it does.

            And if you start letting one group of kids start making body modifications, where do you draw the line of too much? Why would it be fair for a group to completely change gender but not for another to add more modifications the help theirs.

            And this whole thread started by Argentina blocking those life altering changes. They didn’t stop therepy or anything, atleast not from what I’ve seen. The article was super short and Google results didn’t lead to much.

            If they did then I’m sorry for the previous ignorance. But my original argument said dress and act a certain way all you want. And I’ll add we need to crack down on people bullying those that want to transition. I just don’t think the answer is let the child start transitioning. And it sucks for those that truly do know early that they should be yhe other gender.

            But like, what about short people that know if they were taller than would have everything. What about kids who think if just had the one part of their body diffrent everything would be better? At what point do we stop the idealization that if we were just diffrent everything would be better and start helping kids in other ways.