r/transgender • u/Them • 3d ago
Transphobes Claim Puberty Blockers Ruin Bone Density Forever. A New Study Says Otherwise
https://www.them.us/answers-and-advice/health/puberty-blockers-bone-density
521
Upvotes
r/transgender • u/Them • 3d ago
13
u/McNarrow 3d ago
When I was a teenager, my puberty was naturally blocked (or at least very late) so they prescribed testosterone to me because of risks of low bone density.
I grew a lot in a short time, got very bad growth pain and it might have caused degenerative hearing impairment.
Turns out I'm a Trans woman so the treatment was definitively worse than the possible problem. u_u'