Kate Osamor has been named the UK’s representative to East Africa, four years after she was ordered to apologise to the House of Commons
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Meanwhile, in Wales Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has said the ban on puberty blockers is unlawful
Recent years have seen a significant increase in demand for puberty blockers.
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The whole puberty blocker issue really boils my pi**. Facts are, these drugs were designed for under 10 years of age kids that were going through early puberty, a very very small percentage of children ( mainly girls) fell into this category. They were then only prescribed for short term use so that they would not mature too early, who wants to have to explain periods to a 5 year old! When a child then reached a more 'normal' puberty age they would come off the drugs and their bodies would mature 'normally' without medical intervention.
They are powerful drugs and their impact has never been tested on a wider range of girls who have been now prescribed them because they 'feel like they are a boy'.
The most harmful drugs are now used mainly in females.
One of the drugs was and is sometimes used more routinely in females who suffer from endometriosis ( I know this from experience as a sufferer). They basically stop periods, put you into a early menopause (if periods have started) so you get all the menopause symptoms, hot flushes, fuzzy brain, muscle aches and pains, insomnia. They also severely impact bone density, when I was on them I had to have a bone scan every year and take additional calcium to help with bone density loss. I also had to have an HRT medication which helped with the menopause symptoms and negated some of the bone density harm the drugs were causing. These drugs can also increase the risk of breast cancer so additional tests are required in those of us who have been given them for a genuine 'female' problem.
I had suffered badly from endometriosis from my late 20's having had several operations, constant pain, when these drugs were suggested. As an adult human female I had a choice to make, continue with constant pain and surgery or fast forward into menopause. In my situation it was a risk/reward decision, my ability to have children had already been taken away by my endometriosis so I choose to live a pain free life for 18 years until normal menopause kicked in. But I still had the brain fog, joint pains, impact on my bones etc etc to deal with basically I entered menopause at about 35, it was not an easy ride.
Sorry for the long personal story, my point is I cannot comprehend how any doctor would prescribe them for an adolescent girl who might be a bit confused about her sexuality. At the time when I was on them they were not licensed, even for endometriosis so a specialist was the only one who could prescribe them.
Now it seems thousands of young girls have been given these life changing drugs just because they are a bit confused in their teenage years or are captured by the trans activists on social media.
Rant over
