Boy, 16, was given estrogen at L.A. juvenile hall, suit says

Re:Boy, 16, was given estrogen at L.A. juvenile hall, suit says by mattyfo on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:06PM (#23866211)

Something doesn't add up with this story and I suspect it's going to come out in the lawsuit.

If the doctor REALLY did want to lower testosterone levels in the 16 year old, there's a slew of medications that would have been more effective (Spiro, Lupron, Bica, etc). That amount of Estradiol isn't going to do much to lower T levels.

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Re:Boy, 16, was given estrogen at L.A. juvenile hall, suit says by ggggtez on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:36PM (#23866384)

It's possible the doctor knows something the parents of the kid don't. You don't treat the symptom (high T levels) you treat the disease (the behavior disorder). It's possible there is something about the boy's medical history that made it seem like this treatment would work better for his body chemistry, perhaps.

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Re:Boy, 16, was given estrogen at L.A. juvenile hall, suit says by grugagag on Thursday July 16, 2020 @11:38PM (#23866731)

It is possible that the doctor refused to talk not to ruin his case in court. But it is also possible he is incompetent and simply blew it.

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