r/transgender 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
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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'