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I’ve always just assumed de-sexing pets to be appropriate for pets but this piece suggests there are very real health consequences to messing with sex organs in pets. Reminds me of the very real effects that birth control has on women in my life. These products control hormones which influence how our bodies grow. Some people’s acne flair up, others have wild changes in their psyche, some gain a lot of fat, others gain a lot of muscle. I’ve even seen immune systems get much worse since starting birth control. Seeing the effects on dogs makes me wonder of birth control will have longer term effects on women around joints, tendons, bone, and muscle health even beyond what they experience day-by-day.