Some Republicans want to block transgender kids’ access to puberty blockers and hormone therapies. But experts and trans Texans say this care can be life-saving. Here’s what you should know about transition-related care in Texas.
While a young transgender person is using puberty blockers, health care professionals monitor their physical and psychological health, according to the TMA. During that period of time, family members and the youth’s health care team discuss whether that person will stop using the blockers and continue puberty in their sex assigned at birth or begin using prescribedThe effects of puberty blockers are reversible after a person stops using them, major medical associations agree.
Depending on the mental health of the patient, the benefits of treatment can heavily outweigh potential side effects, two doctors and a counselor told The Texas Tribune.Hormone therapy enables transgender people to experience puberty in a way that more closely aligns with their gender identity. It can entail trans women taking estrogen and trans men taking testosterone.
It is best practice for providers to wait to recommend hormone therapy until a person is considered competent to consent to the treatment. That’s usually possible at 16 years old, according to the Endocrine Society. Physicians calculate potential risks and complications with a patient’s family and behavioral health team before starting any treatment. After starting, physicians meet regularly with patients to monitor hormone levels and run other tests.
Hormone therapy is partially reversible if a patient decides to stop treatment. Physicians must tell patients prior to beginning treatment that certain effects of hormone therapy, including breast growth or a deeper voice, are irreversible, according to the
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