Myth: We have no research on puberty blockers and hormones; they’re not safe! Truth: This is false on both accounts. Puberty blockers are safe, and research supports that. Decreases in gender dysphoria, improvements in body image, reductions in depression and suicidality, and decreases in overall psychological distress are associated with not only access to puberty blockers, but also the timing of access to puberty blockers. Those who have access to puberty blockers earlier in puberty (as opposed to later when more effects of puberty have occurred) are even more likely to experience positive
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