Puberty Blockers: Understanding Their Use and Impact
Puberty Blockers:Part-I
Puberty blockers:
Medications to delay physical changes during adolescence.
Common types:
Available as tablets or injections for gender-related distress.
Purpose:
Used to pause puberty in transgender and gender diverse youth.
Side effects:
Include infertility and potential risk of cancer, irreversible.
Original use:
Puberty blockers initially for precocious puberty treatment.
Update:
NHS England ceases routine prescriptions for children.
Concerns:
Top stories highlight safety and efficacy debates.
Infertility risk:
Latest news raises questions on long-term effects.
Impact:
Decision affects gender identity clinics and youth services.
Future: :
Continued research needed to understand puberty blocker effects.
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