"In your eyes, gEnDeR aFfIrMaTiOn is the same as chemotherapy."
Gender dysphoria is a medical problem; so is cancer. I suppose calling puberty blockers and hormone replacement drugs "gender dysphoria chemotherapy" is a bit of a stretch for you.
Gender dysphoria in youth: An overview for primary care providers
Because those with untreated gender dysphoria are at risk of a variety of negative outcomes, including mood symptomatology, suicidality, substance use disorders, and other psychosocial risk factors, it is critical that health care providers are adept in the provision of holistic, patient-centered care.
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" Treat it like a malignant tumor that will lItErAlLy kIlL hEr if they aren't removed before the age of 15."
She might literally kill herself if they aren't removed at some point. However, the 3 major hospitals in your vicinity, UCSF, Stanford, and SCVMC, require patients to be over 18 for gender dysphoria surgery.
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"It's all in her head, of course,"
Unfortunately, we don't have head replacement surgery.
Gender dysphoria | nidirect
Causes of gender dysphoria
There are many possible variations within gender development that cause a mismatch between a person’s biological sex and their gender identity, making the exact cause of gender dysphoria unclear.
Occasionally, the hormones that trigger the development of biological sex may not work properly on the brain, reproductive organs and genitals, causing differences between them. This may be caused by:
Gender dysphoria may also be the result of other rare conditions, such as:
- congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) – where a high level of male hormones are produced in a female foetus
- intersex conditions – which cause babies to be born with the genitalia of both sexes (or ambiguous genitalia)
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