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by konsalexee 1 day ago
> 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

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https://www.saxinstitute.org.au/resource/evidence-for-effect...

Rew, L., Young, C.C., Monge, M. and Bogucka, R. (2021), Review: Puberty blockers for transgender and gender diverse youth—a critical review of the literature. Child Adolesc Ment Health, 26: 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12437

Jamie L Finegan, Maja Marinkovic, Kyle Okamuro, Ron S Newfield, Jennifer T Anger, Experience with gender affirming hormones and puberty blockers (gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist): a qualitative analysis of sexual function, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 22, Issue 5, May 2025, Pages 945–950, https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf061