Also, if anything, puberty blockers let kids be kids longer. I just got curious about whether delaying the development of female secondary sex traits would allow someone to grow taller, so I looked up puberty blockers on Wikipedia and encountered this:
In 2016, the FDA ordered drugmakers to add warning labels that state: “Psychiatric events have been reported in patients”, including symptoms “such as crying, irritability, impatience, anger and aggression.”[68]
It’s not like crying, irritability, impatience, anger, and aggression are the most common symptoms for absolutely everyone on earth during the life stage at which puberty occurs, or anything. I wonder if puberty blockers have been associated with a strong peer influence and a desire to separate one’s identity from that of their parents. Maybe a predisposition towards fashion choices that will be embarrassing in the future? At least they don’t cause acne…
Something that stuck with me is that puberty is always kind of traumatic, your body going through rapid uncontrollable changes. Particularly if those changes are unwanted, feel wrong and cause dysphoria. Blockers give us back some control over the process and allow kids to go through puberty when they’re ready and in a manner they’re okay with.
Did you find information about them growing taller? From what I know about puberty and child growth, that would be accurate, because the growth spurt associated with puberty would occur later.
Post growth spurt, growth in stature slows down. This means that children who enter puberty later have a longer growing period prior to the growth spurt, which adds height on top of their existing height. Meanwhile, their peers who entered puberty at a younger age are already done growing. Good news for transboys who want to be taller, less good for transgirls who might already feel dysphoric about their taller height.
But if you have a source, or any information to the contrary, I’d love to hear about it.
Also, if anything, puberty blockers let kids be kids longer. I just got curious about whether delaying the development of female secondary sex traits would allow someone to grow taller, so I looked up puberty blockers on Wikipedia and encountered this:
It’s not like crying, irritability, impatience, anger, and aggression are the most common symptoms for absolutely everyone on earth during the life stage at which puberty occurs, or anything. I wonder if puberty blockers have been associated with a strong peer influence and a desire to separate one’s identity from that of their parents. Maybe a predisposition towards fashion choices that will be embarrassing in the future? At least they don’t cause acne…
Mia Mulder’s video on puberty blockers is excellent :) https://youtu.be/C7XYfffLMEQ
Something that stuck with me is that puberty is always kind of traumatic, your body going through rapid uncontrollable changes. Particularly if those changes are unwanted, feel wrong and cause dysphoria. Blockers give us back some control over the process and allow kids to go through puberty when they’re ready and in a manner they’re okay with.
Did you find information about them growing taller? From what I know about puberty and child growth, that would be accurate, because the growth spurt associated with puberty would occur later.
Post growth spurt, growth in stature slows down. This means that children who enter puberty later have a longer growing period prior to the growth spurt, which adds height on top of their existing height. Meanwhile, their peers who entered puberty at a younger age are already done growing. Good news for transboys who want to be taller, less good for transgirls who might already feel dysphoric about their taller height.
But if you have a source, or any information to the contrary, I’d love to hear about it.