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That's so fucking sad. Is it really too late for him to grow if he starts taking T and ditches the estrogen? I ask because I remember back in high school, there were lots of guys who were short and had squeaky voices all the way up until the last part of their senior year. You'd think they were just destined to be short forever, but out of nowhere they shot up like a weed. I remember a good friend of mine being shorter than me until around 17, then he grew and didn't stop until he was closer to 20 or so.
I know he took puberty blockers, but unlike Jazz Jennings, he didn't start it until he was 12, so maybe his body isn't completely fucked? Anyone well versed in this area have an answer?
I don't know about the hormones, but I doubt it. And if he had genital surgery, there's no telling what'll happen if he goes through puberty (which giving him hormones would mimic). A lot happens with the tissue down there between 12 and 17, ranging from growth and the appereance of pubic hair to sperm production beginning. With his tissue essentially scrambled by SRS, there's no telling what'll grow and where. I'm not a doctor, but causing highly damaged tissue (both physically and hormonally damaged) to undergo massive growth seems like a major cancer risk. I don't know if there is anything that could be done.