What are Puberty Blockers?

“Puberty blockers” is a very vague description but many articles about trans children don’t mention what they actually are. There is no drug called “puberty blockers”. But there are drugs used AS puberty blockers and contrary to the claims of trans activists - they HAVE side effects. Some of them are actually terrible.

These drugs are called gnrh agonists. Examples are:

Lupron, Goserelin, Buserelin ,Histrelin, Nafarelin and Triptorelin. There is also Deslorelin - but I only found sources regarding animals. Lupron is used the most and apparently it’s cheaper than the other ones. These drugs also have different brand names. For example lupron is also known as leuprolide, Lucrin or Eligard.

Some side effects

As you can see if you klick on the links - they share most of the side effects such as: bone pain, bone thinning, numbness in hands and feet, impotence, loss of libido, depression, genital pain/itching, genital athropy, memory loss, urination problems, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, muscle pain/weakness and so on.

Grnh agonists are (not solely) used as therapy for males with prostate cancer, women with endometriosis and children with precious puberty (more about them later) but they are NOT approved for children by U.S. Food and drug administration, only for adults. Instead they are used as off label drugs.

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm209842.htm

I also want to point out that the recommended and usual duration of therapy with grnh agonists is six (!) months for adults. For trans children it’s several years. From 11/12 until 16.

But just how dangerous are these drugs?

A very great and informative website is http://lupronvictimshub.com/. It has tons of studies, news, lawsuits and so on regarding gnrh agonists. It’s mostly (but not entirely) about lupron because - as I said before lupron is the most used gnrh agonists and the creator of this website was rendered disabled because of it. Lupron is in fact so toxic that it continues to cause pain/health issues YEARS after stopping the treatment.

http://lupronvictimshub.com/lawsuits.html

http://lupronvictimshub.com/risks.html

http://lupronvictimshub.com/deaths.html

http://lupronvictimshub.com/NLVN.html

http://lupronvictimshub.com/links.html

Lupron even got used as “cure” for autistic children. The doctors lost their licences at the end. Also note how the wikipedia page states that: However, used on children or adolescents it could cause disastrous and irreversible damage to sexual functioning.

That’s something trans activists never mention when they praise lupron. But why mention it anyway? Puberty blockers are “safe” and “reversible” aren’t they?

There are also petitions against this drug:

http://www.petition2congress.com/1902/investigation-lupron-side-effects-leuprolide-acetate/

http://www.petition2congress.com/4340/doctorsnurses-heathcare-professionals-should-have-to-have-consent/

In the comment section you can see people talking about their suffering. Even people who had to take it as children or parents of children who got treatment for precious puberty.

So what do they say?

These are a “few” examples you can find more in the comment sections of the peditions. “Safe” and “reversible”…

Come on! It’s just Lupron! Why should I care about this?

http://www.transactiveonline.org/resources/youth/puberty-blockers.php

https://gendertrender.wordpress.com/tag/lupron-depot-ped/

http://library.transgenderzone.com/?page_id=2794#.VZrMarXxS14

http://nymag.com/news/features/transgender-children-2012-6/index2.html

http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/new-study-supports-puberty-blockers-for-transgender-youth

Because it’s used for trans children and trans actvists lie about the dangers. That’s why.

But again - it’s NOT JUST LUPRON. All of these drugs are dangerous. The side effects are nearly the same.

What the doctors are saying

Clearly, the doctors and professionals have to know about the “safe” and “reversible” effects of puberty blockers. Or…well here are some quotes:

Eli Coleman

“We still don’t know the subtle or potential long-term effects on brain function or bone development. Many people recognize it’s not a benign treatment.”

PBS Frontline article

… the use of puberty blockers to treat transgender children is what’s considered an “off label” use of the medication — something that hasn’t been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. And doctors say their biggest concern is about how long children stay on the medication, because there isn’t enough research into the effects of stalling puberty at the age when children normally go through it.

… However, doctors caution that estrogen and testosterone, the hormones that are blocked by these medications, also play a role in a child’s neurological development and bone growth.

“The bottom line is we don’t really know how sex hormones impact any adolescent’s brain development,” Dr. Lisa Simons, a pediatrician at Lurie Children’s, told FRONTLINE. “We know that there’s a lot of brain development between childhood and adulthood, but it’s not clear what’s behind that.” What’s lacking, she said, are specific studies that look at the neurocognitive effects of puberty blockers.

…The physical changes that hormones bring about are irreversible, making the decision more weighty than taking puberty blockers. Some of the known side effects of hormones include things that might sound familiar: acne and changes in mood. Patients are also warned that they may be at higher risk for heart disease or diabetes later in life. The risk of blood clots increases for those who start estrogen. And the risk for cancer is an unknown, but it is included in the warnings doctors give their patients.

…Ultimately, the doctors working in clinics like the one at Lurie Children’s hope to spare transgender children some of the anguish and societal isolation that earlier generations of transgender people went through. But they too would like the answers to the unknown consequences of these medications.

source

Are there really no studies?

There is a study about Bone Mass in Young Adulthood Following Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analog Treatment and Cross-Sex Hormone Treatment in Adolescents With Gender Dysphoria.

results and conclusion:

Between the start of GnRHa and age 22 years the lumbar areal BMD z score (for natal sex) in transwomen decreased significantly from −0.8 to −1.4 and in transmen there was a trend for decrease from 0.2 to −0.3. This suggests that the BMD was below their pretreatment potential and either attainment of peak bone mass has been delayed or peak bone mass itself is attenuated.

Spare me that safe and reversible bullshit. Also don’t forget that it’s also the hormones that are toxic for the health of children. It’s known that testosterone is dangerous for female bodies. It’s known that estrogene leads to loss of libido, urination problems, genital atrophy and so on in males.

So these children will face the side effects of gnrh agonists AND hormones. At least children with precious puberty go trough their actual puberty.

This is all I could gather. If you find more or new information please share it.