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That's because puberty blockers mean their bones don't fuse. Part of the side effects of going into early puberty is that you end up being shorter than average because your bones will end up fusing earlier (even if you have a short period of being taller than your peers). So what happens when you delay that fusing effect?
These kids are just walking experiments, so hell if I know. But it wouldn't surprise me if they end up being taller, not shorter.
Puberty blockers are used in both males and females to grow taller. In fact, they're more commonly used in girls because girls stop growing almost immediately after they get their period.I vaguely remember reading somewhere that puberty blockers affect males and females differently. They make natal boys taller but natal girls shorter- so the exact opposite of what they probably would want to be able to “pass”.
Women fear drug they used to halt puberty led to health problems / ArchiveIn the interviews with women who took Lupron to delay puberty or grow taller, most described depression and anxiety. Several recounted their struggles, or a daughter’s, with suicidal urges. One mother of a Lupron patient described seizures.
Such complaints have recently come under scrutiny at the FDA, which regulates drug safety.
“We are currently conducting a specific review of nervous system and psychiatric events in association with the use of GnRH agonists, [a class of drugs] including Lupron, in pediatric patients,” the FDA said in a statement in response to questions from Kaiser Health News and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.
The FDA is also reviewing deadly seizures stemming from the pediatric use of Lupron and other drugs in its class. While there are other drugs similar to Lupron, it is a market leader and thousands of women have joined Facebook groups or internet forums in recent years claiming that Lupron ruined their lives or left them crippled.
But the FDA has yet to issue additional warnings about pediatric use, and unapproved uses of the drugs persist.
What a rabbit hole, I would never give lupron to my "precocious" daughter... What for? So comparatively underdeveloped kids don't bully her for what they later can't attain fast enough? Again, what the frick is going on here?The FDA is also reviewing deadly seizures stemming from the pediatric use of Lupron and other drugs in its class. While there are other drugs similar to Lupron, it is a market leader and thousands of women have joined Facebook groups or internet forums in recent years claiming that Lupron ruined their lives or left them crippled.
It's not optimal for a 6 year old to start menstruating for quite a few reasons which is the point of Lupron etc.What a rabbit hole, I would never give lupron to my "precocious" daughter... What for? So comparatively underdeveloped kids don't bully her for what they later can't attain fast enough? Again, what the frick is going on here?
All this is just monstrous. Also, what about being tall and lanky? I was relentlessly bullied for it but I don't have osteoporosis. What's the medical reasoning for administering these drugs to girls? The "psychological" seeming argument about being short surely doesn't check out, since, again, they will be bullied either way. What is wrong with these parents? They really do treat their kids like prize cattle. I'm utterly disgusted. I think I've seen that tranny... yeah, looks totally normal... not like a freak or anything, surely wasn't bullied for looking like that either. I would've assumed that's just a naturally weird looking guy who later transitioned but there's not end to it. Weren't castrati often described exactly the way that one looks? Overgrown, disproportionate and all around weird?
What an absurd line of reasoning, aren't men going crazy over petite women like audrey hepburn?
Audrey Hepburn was actually not petite; she was just very slender. Her height was 5'7''.What a rabbit hole, I would never give lupron to my "precocious" daughter... What for? So comparatively underdeveloped kids don't bully her for what they later can't attain fast enough? Again, what the frick is going on here?
All this is just monstrous. Also, what about being tall and lanky? I was relentlessly bullied for it but I don't have osteoporosis. What's the medical reasoning for administering these drugs to girls? The "psychological" seeming argument about being short surely doesn't check out, since, again, they will be bullied either way. What is wrong with these parents? They really do treat their kids like prize cattle. I'm utterly disgusted. I think I've seen that tranny... yeah, looks totally normal... not like a freak or anything, surely wasn't bullied for looking like that either. I would've assumed that's just a naturally weird looking guy who later transitioned but there's not end to it. Weren't castrati often described exactly the way that one looks? Overgrown, disproportionate and all around weird?
What an absurd line of reasoning, aren't men going crazy over petite women like audrey hepburn?
So, what exactly happens to those children otherwise? You know, in the very short, neglible timespan before the advent of lupron?It's not optimal for a 6 year old to start menstruating for quite a few reasons which is the point of Lupron etc.
Ty! Tho, it's not what I'd call "tall" yet. But yeah, it's getting there. Maybe I should've just looked up height stats on asian women or something to make my point.Audrey Hepburn was actually not petite; she was just very slender. Her height was 5'7''.
Growth plates start fusing once puberty starts. Height sounds like it's not a big deal until someone is stuck at the size of a six-year-old for the rest of their life which has compounding risk factors for a lot of other health problems including high-risk pregnancies and childbirth. Menstrating also puts young girls at much higher statistical likelihood for various forms of sexual assault and rape -- which, because of the early puberty, these girls can now get pregnant from.So, what exactly happens to those children otherwise? You know, in the very short, neglible timespan before the advent of lupron?
Non-audition Broadway show choir.
That's no reason to fuck with the potential, theoretical victims like that.Menstrating also puts young girls at much higher statistical likelihood for various forms of sexual assault and rape -- which, because of the early puberty, these girls can now get pregnant from.
He got handed a Harvard education and this is what he does with it? How depressing, and frankly academic malpractice.I thought the Noteables were an academic group due to all the Asians, but it's a Broadway group. From the current group, Jazz's the only one pursuing arts.
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This group doesn't even ask for auditions. Anybody can join. They aren't bad, but they aren't Broadway material either.He got handed a Harvard education and this is what he does with it? How depressing, and frankly academic malpractice.
I wouldn't admit anyone for an arts concentration without a robust portfolio. It's a waste of everyone's time, including the teachers.
Bless him for finding a group of theater dorks to hang out with. I have no criticism there.This group doesn't even ask for auditions. Anybody can join. They aren't bad, but they aren't Broadway material either.
Also, Jazz's "arts" is just macaroni art.
That's the thing though, the puberty blockers stunted his mental growth and he's mentally a Middle Schooler.I think he's a child and shouldn't have been left to decide for himself what to major in.
What a rabbit hole, I would never give lupron to my "precocious" daughter... Again, what the frick is going on here?
All this is just monstrous. Also, what about being tall and landy? I was relentlessly bullied for it. What's the medical reasoning for administering it? The being short argument surely doesn't check out. What is wrong with these parents? They do really treat their kids like prize cattle. I'm utterly disgusted.
In 1999, the FDA examined 6,000 adverse-event reports about Lupron filed by doctors, patients and researchers. Although the FDA couldn’t locate its 1999 report on the matter, a court document that summarized the findings of the report said it found “high prevalence rates for serious side effects” including depression, joint pain and weakness, and noted similar effects in men and women with very different ailments suggested the drug was causing the problems rather than underlying medical conditions.
The FDA made no major change, but reviewed the drug labels to determine whether the side effects were covered.
The drug made headlines two years later. Justice Department officials announced a civil and criminal settlement with Lupron’s then-maker. Prosecutors said the Lupron sales team rewarded doctors prescribing the drug for prostate cancer with ski trips, golf outings and bribes. In a court document, one gynecologist said a salesperson told him he “could earn $100,000 annually” by treating the women in his practice with Lupron.
The settlement resulted in a corporate guilty plea for conspiracy to violate prescribing laws and one of the largest fines at the time — $875 million.
Women fear drug they used to halt puberty led to health problemsAccording to medical research, doctors prescribe the puberty blocking drug to short kids to essentially give them more time to get taller, since puberty culminates with the body’s long bone growth ending.
Medical researchers have repeatedly warned against such off-label usage. A 2003 study in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that some kids on drugs like Lupron developed osteopenia and lost too much bone density during a three-year course of treatment to justify the therapy. In other words, the lifetime risk of breaking a bone outweighed the reward of growing a bit taller.
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Eugster, director of pediatric endocrinology at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has written that far too many doctors confronted with parents’ concerns about a short child reaching puberty too soon are inclined to “do something,” even though the safety of off-label prescribing “can’t be inferred to exist.”
And the puberty-delaying drugs are expensive — $20,000 to $40,000 for two years of treatment, Eugster reported in The Journal of Pediatrics in 2015.
The primary reasoning for halting precocious puberty is for height.It's not optimal for a 6 year old to start menstruating for quite a few reasons which is the point of Lupron etc.
Precocious pubertyTreatment
The primary goal of treatment is for children to grow to adult height.
Treatment for precocious puberty depends on the cause. However, when no cause can be found, treatment may not be needed, depending on the child's age and how fast puberty is moving. Watching the child for several months might be an option.
Treating central precocious puberty
This usually involves medicine called GnRH analogue therapy, which delays further development. It may be a monthly shot with medicine such as leuprolide acetate (Lupron Depot), or triptorelin (Trelstar, Triptodur Kit). Or some newer formulations can be given at longer intervals.
Children keep getting this medicine until they reach the usual age of puberty. After the treatment stops, puberty starts again.