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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve read that giving kids puberty blockers for supposed “early puberty” is a thing in S Korea - except the main motive is to increase height. [/quote]

Early puberty stops growth, so yeah. [/quote]

“Early” puberty is far overmedicalized and does not “stop growth.” [/quote]

Yes it does [/quote]

No it doesn’t. Puberty is not a disease - a kid gets as tall as they are going to get. Suppressing your child’s natural puberty then giving them growth hormones to get taller is extremely disordered behavior. [/quote]

That’s not how it works.  Precocious puberty patients do not take growth hormones.  If a 7 year old normal height, normal weight starts to develop breasts or pubic hair they can use hormone blockers to delay puberty.  It’s not only a physical issue, it’s also a mental health one.  No one wants their second grader having her period and wearing a bra.

The hormone blockers are stopped around 11 years old and puberty restarts at a normal age, height continues as it has this entire time.   Treatment is over.   Growth hormones are not relevant.   The child continued her height growth normally.  [/quote]

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