[konsalexee]

> Campaigners who brought the legal action had argued the safeguards in place were inadequate and raised concerns about the long-term physical and psychological effects on young people.

What exactly are the safeguards for real? It’s literally irreversible damage when you mess up with hormones while on puberty.

I am conflicted myself, but I think I err on the side of caution and think that avoiding messing with your hormones should be no brainer.

[HedonicEscal8r]

> It’s literally irreversible damage when you mess up with hormones while on puberty.

This is equally true when you don't intervene. The children being recruited for this study would otherwise be forced to undergo physical changes that cause them severe psychological distress and would need to be surgically corrected in adulthood.

[pseudalopex]

> This is equally true when you don't intervene.

The effects of puberty blockers can be reversed much more than the effects of puberty.

[summermusic]

> Irreversible damage

Puberty blockers are safe, effective, and generally reversible

[konsalexee]

> Puberty blockers are safe, effective, and generally reversible

Any credible studies to back this up? I find the contrary when I looked last time around, and it does not feel reversible when you disrupt the most important phase of your development (body wise).

But maybe I miss context here so happy to learn