1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 28, 2008, 7:43 pm PDT

Any irreversible cosmetic surgery on an otherwise healthy body should be delayed until a person is old enough to make an informed decision.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 28, 2008, 7:44 pm PDT

Any irreversible cosmetic surgery on an otherwise healthy body should be delayed until a person is old enough to make an informed decision.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 28, 2008, 7:50 pm PDT

children make these decisions even if we don't want them too. they drink, smoke, have sex, get pierced and tattooed before turning 18. legally they aren't allowed to, but you can't really stop a child from doing these kinds of things. the best we can do is educate and provide for them

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 28, 2008, 11:08 pm PDT

i really think that is sick if god wonted it that way thats how he would have mad it

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 28, 2008, 11:49 pm PDT

I really hope that nobody considers changing the gender of their children based on this doctors article or any other doctor for that matter. Dr. Berman or whoever thinks this way is what I call HALF-BAKED and somebody who is CUCKOO-IN-THE-HEAD!!!

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 1:41 am PDT

Dear dr. Laura, I don't know whether postponing puberty is the right solution. But it's certainly a good thing to post the question. I'm 47, and have been out as a tranny for 6 years. I've also been in full psychoanalysis for those 6 years, and one thing I do know is that nobody has the education or experience to decide on an issue like this at 14, and even at 18, without a substantial effort on personal development. So at least the treatment gives those kids the time to work on themselves. They may have a fixed gender identity at 3, but that certainly doesn't mean they are ready for transition at 12 or 14. Frankly, I don't see too many happy tansitioned folks around. Again, thank you for posting this, Isabelle

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 1:45 am PDT

Dear dr. Laura, I don't know whether postponing puberty is the right solution. But it's certainly a good thing to post the question. I'm 47, and have been out as a tranny for 6 years. I've also been in full psychoanalysis for those 6 years, and one thing I do know is that nobody has the education or experience to decide on an issue like this at 14, and even at 18, without a substantial effort on personal development. So at least the treatment gives those kids the time to work on themselves. They may have a fixed gender identity at 3, but that certainly doesn't mean they are ready for transition at 12 or 14. Frankly, I don't see too many happy tansitioned folks around. Again, thank you for posting this, Isabelle

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 2:14 am PDT

You guys are sickos! God created man how he wanted to and now you people want to change all of that?!? Disgusting.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 3:48 am PDT

Ridiculous tripe! Children's Hospital in Boston, if they are really doing this, is right up there with Nazi Germany's "medical experimentation" on captive Jews. What parents would allow such monstrous interference with the normal development of their child??! Boston, keep your hormones out of our nation's children!!

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 4:41 am PDT

I absolutely agree; Children should not undergo hormone treatments to prevent puberty. If, as an adult, they choose to change their gender, it is their choice. I do not believe children under the age of 16 have the maturity to make a life decision like this.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 5:39 am PDT

let's leave god out of this. that is the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard "if god wanted it this way he'd do it" whatever. if god hates homosexuals and muslims, why'd he make them? why do bad things happen to good people? why did go put malaria, AIDS, and cancer on this earth? you know nothing about god. shut up.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 6:06 am PDT

If God would have wanted all males to become men, and all females to become women, there are an awful lot of plants and herbs He would not have created. Amen.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 5:10 pm PDT

That's just stupid. And then again....OK, so people have trouble with who they are because they feel they are "trapped". Fine. Get a councilor then. Just because you feel like you're a girl trapped in a guy's body doesn't really mean you are- your feminism is just unbalanced, in my opinion. Seek help then, people. And the whole world does sick things- ALL THE TIME. But do many people do much about it? Not really. Do many care that much? Not really- if we all cared about stuff like this ALL OF US would act on it. Simply, everyone can do whatever they want. Not my problem if some people are homosexuals or bi or whatnot. And OK, a lot of people think it's the way God wants it. That's ok with me- all of us have different opinions. I personally think that if God gave us a WAY to DO something about changing genders, then didn't he MEAN for it to happen? Because if you're born something but you're not happy with it- well, if we have the WAY to change something, then isn't it SUPPOSED to be that way? Hadn't God WANTED us to find that way to do so? It's just my opinion. And yet, it has it's negatives and positives like anything- people benefit and yet, there's still something wrong with it. But think about it- for someone who NEEDS it, would it be good for them? And for people who DON'T need it, what do you think thier reasoning is? All of us usually have a say in such things, but sometimes if there's not enough people to act on it there won't be a huge impact on it at all. There's A LOT of views on this one.

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 8:45 pm PDT

How sick! How could a parent make that decision for their child? You can't say the child wants it. Children dont know what they want. One day they want to be a doctor the next a unicorn. You name it one kid or another want to be it. So should we go along and change all of our kids. Just remember next week they may change their mind and want to be something else.

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 29, 2008, 9:58 pm PDT

i think we should not change any natural fact/reality cz there are side affects seen later

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