Brain Swelling, Vision Loss, and More: The Dangers of Puberty Blockers - AI Podcast
Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Briana Mercola
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
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- FDA failed to prioritize over 70,000 adverse event reports related to puberty-blocking drugs, raising concerns about regulatory oversight of these medications
- Side effects from puberty blockers range from headaches to serious conditions like brain swelling and vision loss
- Puberty blockers disrupt normal development, causing long-term harm to physical development and psychological health in children
- The FDA's handling of puberty blockers demonstrates inconsistent regulatory standards and inadequate public warnings about significant risks
- The safety of puberty blockers and other gender-affirming care has not been established, and parents should research risks before making decisions
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom. Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen |
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| 0:14.1 | Hello and welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom. I'm Ethan Foster, here to explore health issues that |
| 0:22.2 | affect us all. Today's conversation centers on a critical topic. Recent findings about |
| 0:27.7 | puberty blocking drugs and why tens of thousands of adverse events linked to these medications |
| 0:32.7 | appear to have been overlooked by regulatory authorities. Joining me is my co-host, Ilara Sky. |
| 0:40.1 | She focuses on natural health insights |
| 0:42.1 | and has been looking into the specifics of these reports. |
| 0:45.6 | Elara, thanks for being here. |
| 0:47.7 | Thank you, Ethan. |
| 0:48.7 | I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this issue. |
| 0:51.8 | The main point we're examining is that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, |
| 0:55.7 | or FDA, apparently did not prioritize over 70,000 adverse event reports linked to puberty |
| 1:02.8 | blockers. These reports weren't minor complaints. They range from relatively common problems |
| 1:08.5 | like persistent headaches to more alarming conditions, |
| 1:11.6 | such as swelling in the brain and even sudden loss of vision. Naturally, that raises concerns |
| 1:17.1 | about whether regulatory bodies are meeting their responsibility to warn the public. |
| 1:21.6 | That's a substantial number of reports. It underscores how essential it is to ask questions |
| 1:26.6 | before accepting these prescriptions |
| 1:28.3 | for our kids. |
| 1:29.3 | Puberty blockers are often described as a way to pause developmental changes in children |
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