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		floatingatoll on July 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boy, 16, was given estrogen at L.A. juvenile hall,... Testosterone carries a significant risk of liver damage — even if it's injected. Estrogen doesn't, ingested or otherwise.

Twixes on July 17, 2020 [–]

That's interesting. Why the difference?

floatingatoll on July 17, 2020 | [–]

I'm not sure if science knows why yet. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897047/ may be a good starting point, but IANAYD etc.

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