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QuestionWhy Mastectomies after Puberty Blockers?
Genuine question. I thought the whole point of puberty blockers, particuarly for girls, was to prevent the development of secondary sex characteristics like developed breasts. In Clementine Breen's case and elsewhere, I keep seeing girls put on puberty blockers at a young age, I'm guessing Tanner 2, but then they get mastectomies anyway. Obviously, if the PBs are administered later and/or the girl started going through puberty earlier, I understand (within the fucked up "cure the body" rationale). But it seems like a common protocol.
Doesn't this show that puberty blockers are useless, at least for girls, if mastectomies are going to happen all the same?
Or is this also something about needing puberty blockers so that cross sex horomones can take effect? Still. I don't get the puberty blocker when young + mastectomy combination. Would very much like to hear an informed explanation. Thx
Other: I thought it would be really really fun. It was!
Published BMJ study showing NO difference in deaths / injuries when jumping from airplane with vs without parachute
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30545967/
Keep in mind when reading TRAs studies
None of these. I'm happy down on earth!
Same. Wouldn’t ever sky dive or deep diving either. I like my feet on earth thanks!
Damn Im usually very into risk and adrenaline even participating in some extreme sports but skydiving is... maybe not for me
Omg, sad story of my life. I am short and was always thin. I wanted to give myself a present of a parachute jumping for my 18th birthday. Asked my friends to give me money for that. Turned out my weight was not sufficient - you need to be 50 kg at least (in my country), I was around 45. My weight didn't change until I started doing sport and now with gained muscles I have 51-52 kg. But guess what? By now I have heard too many stories of people breaking legs while jumping with a parachute and now I just don't want to. I have always liked being scared in a safe way (horror movies, rollercoaster), but seems that parachute jumping is not that safe.
I've done it! Tandem, obviously. Brilliant fun. Unless you take it up as a hobby, it's a pretty safe experience. Statistically you're more likely to die driving a car.
I'm really just an unusually tall hobbit, and would prefer to keep my toes on the earth where they belong.
Honestly….. none of these? Personally I’m terrified of heights, don’t think anything could ever convince me to go skydiving LOL
Maybe a billion dollars, but that’s about it 😂
I’d love to go hang gliding and I’m intrigued by bungee jumping, but I’m not interested in totally untethered freefall.
Bailey's Irish Cream, probably.
I think that’s probably closest to answer #1?
Jumping out of a plane (tandem skydive) had fascinated me since lying on the trampoline when my kids were little and watching paras jump out of small planes above us. I was 35ish. Always talked about it. Knew I'd do it...one day. My daughter presented me with the jump for my 50th birthday. No qualms, no "uh...oh...um", not even any nerves. Rolled out of the plane at 8 thousand feet over the Sunshine Coast in Australia.
Tick!
Edit....I got to know a guy who sky-dived (dove? lol) many times. His girlfriend had died jumping. And even that didn't put me off :)
Other: it's something I've always wanted to do and I'd love to try it.
If I got to a point someday where I was no longer scared of heights, then I would consider skydiving to prove to myself that I really had overcame my fear. I'd be more likely to try to do the thing where you're on a kite being pulled by a boat, though. That looks like a better thrill/terror balance 😂
ONLY IF THE PLANE WAS ON FIRE AND GOING DOWN.
Even then I would have my hesitations.
This and this!
I was genuinely seeking this option in the choices as well.