The reason vaginal atrophy in HRT is rarely discussed isn’t because some nefarious boogeyman wants to transgenderficate all your pretty lesbian crushes into chronic pelvic pain it’s because people don’t give a shit about transmasculine reproductive health and you hijacking the topic for your detransition propaganda will only make things worse as you discourage transmascs from researching the subject and learning that it’s treatable
“You’ll live with chronic pain for the rest of your life is it worth it” casual ableism aside you’re saying that as if vaginal atrophy doesn’t happen to half of all postmenopausal people, what makes you think you’re immune
Because I am on a mission to make sure everyone knows this and every time vaginal atrophy comes up, I will bring it up:
Vaginal atrophy is easily preventable and treatable. if YOU are on T and you’re experiencing it, PLEASE let your gyno/HRT doc know. They can prescribe topical estrogen which will treat the issue without interfering with your HRT!
I’ve looked into it a LITTLE and over the counter phyto-estrogen creams seem to have an effect but IDK if I’d 100% trust them.
Sorry, this is just super fucking important to me and literally everyone on T needs to know about it because when I was doing the research NO ONE brought up how easily it was treated until I looked into vaginal atrophy itself and found out because of how it’s treated in menopausal women.
When I talked to the doctor at planned parenthood she echoed this, too. That if vaginal atrophy starts to develop, I should just let her know so she can prescribe me topical estrogen to help!
the fact that we aren’t fucking told this is PART of the problem. The fact that we’re told it’s inevitable and untreatable is part of the problem. You don’t *have* to deal with that pain and discomfort.
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Topical estrogen won’t affect your T levels either, from what I know. It will just affect the vagina, so you don’t have to worry that your transition will be impacted if you do get vaginal atrophy treated. If you are worried about topical estrogen affecting your transition talk to your doctor! There’s no reason trans people should suffer out of fear and misinformation.
Comic about trans men in the health care system I made for magazine Ottar last autumn! Please note that it presents a Swedish perspective unless stated otherwise, as it is mostly based on Swedish studies. I would however argue that it has implications on the state of healthcare for trans people in other places as well. Thank you so much Hedvig for translating this!
Comic about trans men in the (Swedish) health care system I made for the magazine Ottar last autumn! One of my most researched works which I will hopefully have the energy to translate some day.
it’s trans day of visibility! i’ve seen posts circulating about the transphobic bills being passed in arkansas and alabama, but i haven’t seen much about how almost every other state has several transphobic bills up for discussion that can still be prevented.
you can go to this link: https://freedomforallamericans.org/legislative-tracker/anti-transgender-legislation/ to see which bills are before your state legislature, and then GO CONTACT YOUR STATE REPS!!!!! call, email, testify, protest, do whatever you’re comfortable with that will make your voice heard. we can still stop these bills from becoming law.
IMPORTANT ADDITION: The Alabama House bill that will accompany this bill forces teachers and medical professionals to out trans youth to their parents.
THIS WILL KILL TRANS KIDS.
This combination of legislation is The most violent anti-trans legislation to date in the US. If you can do so safely, get out. Get out now. Get your children out. Please.
detransitioning stories that don’t need more publicity:
i detransitioned because my feelings were entirely due to internalized misogyny, and I believe that all trans people are just gnc people of their birth assigned gender who either suffer from internalized misogyny or are fetishizing women
i detransitioned because i was confused about my identity and I blame doctors / trans people
i detransitioned because transition isn’t God’s plan for anyone
detransitioning stories that need to be boosted:
i detransitioned because my identity changed, and i don’t regret my transition.
i detransitioned because i was confused about my identity, and I regret transition, but i don’t blame other people for my own choices, and I don’t believe that my experience is representative of most people who transition. i believe that further restrictions on who is allowed to medically transition would do more harm than good.
i detransitioned for my safety, because I live in a place where it’s not safe for me to transition socially or medically.
terfs prey on detransitioning people. detransitioning people are at great risk of getting sucked into terf echo chambers. we trans people need to support detransitioning people because they are not our enemies. the trauma of heteronormative gender roles can be difficult to tease apart from dysphoria, and we need to be sensitive to our fellow humans who just want to feel comfortable in their skin. we need to make it okay for people to change their identities, and try out identities to see if they work.
fearmongering directed at young trans people like “make sure you’re REALLY trans before you [medically] transition, because if you’re not it will give you dysphoria” introduces social pressure to prove to other trans people that you’re really trans, which actually increases the likelihood that a person will transition and regret it. because you’re holding validation of their current identity hostage. if someone eventually detransitions, you shouldn’t add to their trauma later by now giving them an inner “i told you so, you weren’t really trans” voice.
Other detransition narratives that need to be boosted and respected:
4. I detransitioned because it was simply far too expensive for me to be able to afford a body that reflected my identity, and I decided that I would rather live in my sad-but-familiar form than an expensive hybrid.
5. I detransitioned because I did not have the necessary time and energy to keep up the absurd amount of work that it took to reliably pass as female.
6. I detransitioned for my mental and social health, because I live in a place/situation where the act of transition was causing me to be cut off from all support.
7. I detransitioned because my medical circumstances were incompatible with continued physical transition.
These, like #3 above, are not situations where detransition is particularly voluntary, but are a product of the circumstances and society in which a person transitions. I’ve known several people who have detransitioned for precisely these reasons, and it was certainly not an easy choice for them or one that they took lightly. Their identities have not changed (to the best of my knowledge), and if they could wake up tomorrow in a body that matched their identity they would. But that’s unfortunately the way life goes sometimes.
hiya! I figured id make an informational post about the little things ive noticed about being on testosterone that I found weren’t talked about a lot when I was starting my transition and even before when I was doing my research. I think that trans sexual health is an extremely important part of trans peoples lives (and that doesnt necessarily mean sex) seeing as the physical changes that happen during transition are often foreign to us. Sexual health keeps us healthy and comfortable in our bodies, so do your best to stay attentive to your body’s changes! As always, consult your doctor if you feel the need to. These are only tips ive learned from transitioning myself and from my doctor when I asked about certain things.
“Based on our preliminary analysis, for most participants, binding was a positive experience and led to improvements in mood and self-esteem, minimized gender dysphoria, anxiety, and depression, and helped them to feel in control of their bodies. In fact, some reported that a positive impact on emotional and behavioral health makes the physical discomfort of binding worth it.”
This is being called the first medical research study on chest binding. Great news that research is focusing on something that impacts the daily lives of many queer and trans people!
The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care invites writers and readers to imagine what we need to create healthy, resilient, and thriving LGBTQ communities. This anthology is a diverse collection of real-life stories from queer and trans people on their own health care experiences and challenges, from gay men living with HIV who remember the systemic resistance to their health care needs, to a lesbian couple dealing with the experience of cancer, to young trans people who struggle to find health care providers who treat them with dignity and respect. The book also includes essays by health care providers, activists, and leaders, with something to say about the challenges, politics, and opportunities surrounding queer and trans health issues.
The Lancet has published a special supplement on Transgender Health, which includes advice for health care professionals as well as calls for greater public health action towards stronger anti-discrimination policies policies, more gender-inclusive schools, bans on “conversion” therapies, increased access to affirming health care and surgery, as well as direction for further academic study, including prioritizing research in Asia,the Middle East, and Africa, and assessing the interplay between gender affirming therapies and interventions for chronic disease (e.g. in the case of diabetes).
Because we are seen by so many people as ill because of our sexual orientation or gender identity, a lot of us are reluctant to come forward about mental illness… That’s contributed to a lot of shame around it.”
We need more competent providers so that queer and trans people seeking care receive the care they need and don’t have to play the part of educator to their health and social service providers!
Hi, friends– when you call your Senators to ask them to protect the ACA, please throw in a comment about demanding coverage for transgender health and that protecting transgender healthcare is a hard line for you– no bill that does not cover transgender people is acceptable. Also, consider calling your state legislators about adding protections for transgender healthcare on the state level.
Trump’s tweet insisting that transgender medical bills are too high for the military is not only BS (see CNN report), it is strategically placing the idea in people’s head that transgender healthcare is prohibitively expensive– it is not. It’s vitally important that we not allow that narrative to gain any traction out of concern that if people believe it is prohibitive, they may be more likely to support a healthcare bill that excludes trans health– which is untenable not only because transgender people will be refused the healthcare they need for medical or surgical transition if they so desire, but because once “transgender health coverage” is considered dispensable, insurers can claim that many necessary avenues of healthcare are related to a person’s status as transgender even if they are not, and refuse them.
Moreover, it tests the waters for eliminating healthcare for other small minority groups or small groups with very specific medical needs, who may not be able to fight it on their own.
This is now on the line. Everyone needs to speak up for it. If you have Democratic Senators and have been wondering what to say to them– this is a place where telling Democrats that this is a line you are asking them not to compromise on is worth it. If you need help figuring out what to say, please feel free to ask for help. But please– everyone, call– or write, if you cannot call. And please ask YOUR friends to do the same.
If ur like me and driving urself crazy trying to find a top surgeon but ur fat then look at transbmi. Its a short list of surgeons with high or no BMI limit (some surgeons are listed as having an unknown limit - be extra wary of them as they dont guarantee a high limit)
I had a friend go thru KU Med, and he said they don’t have a BMI requirement for top surgery. However, they do have a (flexible) one for bottom surgery, mostly because having hanging stomach fat on a brand new penis will not be good for said brand new penis. So, despite what their website says, BMI is not a factor for top surgery.
I’ve had 2 friends go thru KU Med for top surgery, one thru Dr. Ponuru, and one thru Dr. Farmer. Both are fat, both are gnc but binary trans men, both had good results. From everything I’ve heard, the surgeons are very open/welcoming to nonbinary people as well.
I cannot stress enough: if you know of a surgeon who you think should be on this list PLEASE contact Elijah Castle, the trans man who runs transbmi. He has a google form linked at the bottom of the page for submissions. I do not run transbmi so i cant add the reccomendations i keep seeing in the notes!
Outlets must ensure that their reporting centers the voices of marginalized people and does not reduce the plight of real people to a controversial issue up for public debate.
When you’re reporting on a community, talk to the people in that community.
When you’re reporting on a movement, talk to the people in that movement.
The Trump administration’s most recent attacks on trans rights aim to promote discrimination against trans people seeking health care and allow homeless shelters to turn away trans individuals.
I appreciate that this site has info on the differences between heart attacks in girls and in boys, but like
As a trans girl that’s been on hormones for almost two years now, I have no idea what to look for lmfao
Yeah, I reallywish posts like that would specify whether it’s caused by hormones or something else, because like, they’re not much help if you’re not cis.
Speaking as someone who is trans and is a researcher: The horrific thing is actually that we don’t know.
Trans science is new, and we don’t know whether any given gendered trait is altered by hormones. It’s unfortunately as simple and awful as that.
Of the tiny amount of medical research which exists on trans people, the lion’s share focuses on HIV, because that is where the funding is, or on endocrinology, for obvious reasons. In other words, it’s all applied: there is almost no basic research on trans health.
additionally: even in people who have not taken hormones the signs are not that binary and much of that info is inaccurate to begin with
Hey!! I can help with this!! I’m certified in first aid/CPR and have been for years, and I’m about to get my next level of certification to become an instructor.
Trans girls can experience a mix of symptoms, so it’s best to know what symptoms present most commonly, as well as the different appearances symptoms can present as. Since the reason why heart attacks somewhat have “gendered” symptoms isn’t totally known, it’s hard to determine exactly who will experience what, and whether gendered symptoms are psychological (like some other illnesses), physiological or both.
One of the problems is heart attack awareness is generally divided explicitly between the recognized sexes. So the symptoms seem cut and dry, at least in the mainstream.
What you need to look for: >Sudden arm pain: can be in your left arm only, but can be in both arms. The pain may build >Nausea/cold sweat or heartburn >Sudden chest ache or pain, or even a squeezing feeling >A feeling of dread/severe anxiety or nagging mental discomfort. Most commonly described as a feeling of impending doom. >sudden back/neck/jaw pain
When in doubt, call the emergency line (911, 999, etc) or get someone to take you to the hospital asap. If you can’t get transportation, try to make it as easy as possible for EMS to get to you. Go to an open space/landmark, unlock doors if you’re inside, park your car and pop your trunk/open your door, etc.
The biggest symptoms of this list are the arm and chest pain. But trust your gut.
if anyone was wondering the above list applies to a lot of intersex people too!
Would the mix of symptoms also apply to someone afab taking testosterone? This is a thing I’m really paranoid about as well
Yes! Trans men/non-binary people on testosterone need to look out for mixed symptoms as well.
Honestly everyone should know all the symptoms, gendered or not. Dyadic cis people can experience symptoms opposite of binary assignment.
The biggest thing with heart attacks is the symptoms will be sudden. They’re not carry over symptoms that last for days, but people with chronic illnesses that cause similar symptoms should be proactive about symptom tracking. You need to know when things are different so you can act quickly.
As a last note: heart attacks may not present with chest pain at all. Be aware of your body and any abnormal changes you may experience.
