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by lockhouse 1074 days ago
Hormone treatments can result in permanent irreversible changes, such as sterility. Surgeries are also not completely reversible.
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Yes, the point is that you wait until the subject is sufficiently competent to be able to make those medical decisions for themselves, which in most jurisdictions is 14 to 16. The entire point of puberty blockers is to delay permanent sexual changes until the subject can make their own decisions.