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Republican states need to take a page out of the dem playbook and legislate this out of existence without outright banning it. How do we do this? Make it so that only Urologists can provide such treatment. Urologists are the content experts on hrt, so based on evidence-based medicine they objectively provide the best treatment. Now how does this legislate it out of existence? Urologists by and large are extremely conservative and would not take on a case like op posted.
Urologists? Incorrect.
Those are docs for your junk and prostate. Have a great day.
Lol they do much more than that. Ever heard of testosterone?
Yes, but endocrinologists are specialized in the area you think urologists are. Lots of docs can and do prescribe HRT, glad you get yours from your conservative urologist.
Endocrinologists refer patients to urology for testosterone therapy. Urology has a whole field dedicated to sexual hormone replacement, not to mention they are also the surgeons dedicated to that field as well (gender reassignment), so yes they are the experts. Sorry you don't like it because they are conservative. Endo deals primarily with diabetes now and adrenal insufficiencies.
source- 4th year med student
Congrats 4th year Med student. You also know that medicine is woefully behind in this area so while urologists can and do treat this (never said they didn't), it's created a massive industry where they're prescribed by PCP's with insufficient training (eg biote) and HRT clinics for those who don't have a doctor willing to do so.
Anyways…can't wait to see more legislation from GOP restricting peoples rights for bodily autonomy and ability to receive treatments advised by doctors. Sms to be working out so well for them on the abortion issue.
So you think that minors should be able to chemically castrate themselves because "it's just a pause"? Or you think that the issue of "minors should be able to take hormone blockers and gender surgery" is a winning issue?
This isn't remotely like abortion. A LOT of people have no idea that something like this is even being done and is legal. Most of those people think this is insane. it definitely is going to cost the GOP with the Trans vote and the hardcore social justice warriors though, that's certainly a block they depend on.
I don't really have a strong opinion on it honestly other than I think parents who go down this route are dealing with a situation I wouldn't wish on anyone. I just find the solutions to these problems people come up with here comical. I don't think this and abortion is the same, but when guys like Patrick start to play doctor in their legislation I get annoyed.
I don't like a lot about Patrick either but this is the kind of issue that will get guys like him elected, 80% of folks oppose minors being able to take these kinds of drugs and surgeries. See this is where you should really be pushing for those in the gay community to stand up to this stuff. It's predatory to give confused kids the impression they can just pause puberty or change their body permanently. These are permanent changes that a kid has no way of understanding. When the gay community doesn't stand up to this it forces people to choose all or none and that's not going to end well. It shows that there are no limits and it equates something people mostly agree with like gay marriage with saying kid should be able to take chemical castration drugs and cut off their breasts. It destroys the credibility of adults who simply have different sexual interests by mixing them with this lunacy.
I agree this has to be hard on a parent but virtually all of the time sex changes are not the answer. You can't just change your sex without severe consequences and you will never function properly. The problem is once they realize this it is usually too late and the changes have been made. The fact that the target of this stuff is kids actually pre puberty or going through puberty makes it 100x worse. Puberty is change, it is the entire purpose of shifting from childhood to adulthood and most people don't become comfortable in their own bodies until after it is over.
BTW, another reason you should be alarmed is this is an attack on the gay community. It is telling a boy who likes feminine things that maybe he is a girl and not that he is gay. It's telling a tomboy or a lesbian that she is Non binary or a man. It's doing this before they have a chance to even understand what that really means by drugs and surgery that permanently changes them. BTW, I have little doubt the depression and suicide rates for kids that do this stuff is going to be astronomical down the road. That's not society it's just nature, we aren't meant to change sexes.
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