Storytelling: Science of Gender: p_fps_kwgmj_iboy0109

Jennifer says she saw a whole different side to her child after Izzy's transition. "I've never seen my child so content to be in these boys clothes with this boy haircut looking as though I imagined he wanted to look," she said. She's worried about handling the innumerable costs ahead in the future if Izzy continues identifying as a boy around puberty. Doctors use puberty blockers to put puberty development on hold until the child is older, thus giving them more time to solidify a decision before taking other, more permanent steps such as taking hormones or having gender confirmation surgery. But puberty blockers are very expensive and not covered by insurance.