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[–]FlickingMarvellous 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This is an interesting article about the medium-term side effects on the women who were given Luperon for precocious puberty: https://www.statnews.com/2017/02/02/lupron-puberty-children-health-problems/

[–]LoganBlade 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Is there actually a danger to precocious puberty?

Why block it in the first place?

[–]jet199 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The only physical dangers are shortness (exactly) and pregnancy if a child is raped (that has actually happened in India).

All other concerns are psychological.

So similar to giving thalidomide for morning sickness, the risks (any risk) don't out weigh the benefits for most.

[–]tuesday 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

before i was aware that there were any drawbacks to the drugs, i used to wish i'd had been given some as a child.

I was a B cup by the time i was ten years old, and men were already terrifying me. Following me, catcalling, sexually intimidating, etc. It was awful. To this day, i am still extremely leery around men as a result. But last year i learned that those drugs lower the IQ, affect bone density, etc, and was extremely glad nobody ever gave me any.