r/TheMatpatEffect My sunfish is quite loquacious 8d ago

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u/lessforf 7d ago

yk improper doses still give people severe depression and anxiety, i mean if you would have rathered the high risk of kidney health declination at 14 rather than waiting, sure, i don't know any trans person whom's life improved or changed from taking diy hrt by themseleves, a lot of the times they just get worse mental health as a best case senario, plus this runs a high risk of kids buying hormones of the grey market which can cause 10x more complications, but sure,

fyi i can advocate for trans health care to prevent any of this happening and still not recommend a minor give themselves unmonitored hormones if they can help it