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2024-11-15 11:16:09 UTC - HELPFUL
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While rare, medically transitioning and gender-affirming surgeries do happen to minors as young as 15 years old. Hormone therapy is recommended for teenagers as young as 14 years old: https://apnews.com/article/gender-transition-treatment-guidelines-9dbe54f670a3a0f5f2831c2bf14f9bbb https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/gender-affirming-surgeries-rarely-performed-on-transgender-youth/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-transyouth-care/ HRT is known to cause blood clots, stroke, heart attack and bone loss: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/when-transgender-kids-transition-medical-risks-are-both-known-and-unknown/ https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/study-finds-health-risks-transgender-women-hormone-therapy-n890031 https://segm.org/France-cautions-regarding-puberty-blockers-and-cross-sex-hormones-for-youth https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/976777 https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=134&contentid=116
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