Sound Alarm over Puberty Blockers for Boys

A major medical center is warning that puberty blockers may actually be harmful and irreversible, with possible links to cancer, especially in boys.

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory published a preprint study late last month based on samples from the Mayo Clinic’s Pediatric Testicular Biobank for Fertility Preservation, examining the effects of puberty blockers on testicular specimens from boys under the age of 18. According to the study’s findings, boys who have been prescribed puberty blockers evince “mild-to-severe sex gland atrophy…” The study also found that cell type proportions and gene expression patterns of boys who have been prescribed puberty blockers were invariably pre-pubertal, demonstrating that puberty blockers significantly impact the development of sex organs and even genes.

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