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Nosey question about biology for transwomen

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by Katchoo, May 18, 2016.

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  1. Katchoo

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    Warning, TMI ahead.

    Today my body thought it would be fun to reenact that elevator scene from The Shining, so now I'm feeling wiped out and anemic. Made me wonder, is it common for transwomen / transgirls to really wish for a period? Is that something that can be medically achieved at this point with current technology? Is there any kind of magic we can do for me to be able to share so we can each have a normal portion?
     
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    It's something I think about much more frequently than I'd care to admit. Depending on my mood hearing stuff about periods can get me into a bad mood even. I read they are working on uterus transplants or something like that, maybe not periods but it may be possible to carry a baby. It's a nice thought but that requires SRS and then for the surgery to become affordable or covered by insurance.
     
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    Aww... (*hug*)

    Well, periods usually come from a person's ability to become pregnant which is something that I would definitely give a lot to experience. Outside of that, if I'm stuck suffering from the endless problems that trans women face, I might as well appreciate the fact that I can't have periods which truthfully.sound fairly horrible. :kiss:
     
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    Well, only what I have experienced dear, but yes I have all the symptoms of a period, EXCEPT the blood. Trust me the first time it happened if it wasn't for my lesbian friend who was with me at the time, I truly believed I was going crazy.

    As it is now, chocolate is a whole new food group to me. That stuff is AWESOME SAUCE.
     
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  5. Katchoo

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    Thanks for letting me pry, ladies. I've always been really interested in questions about gender, but only recently am I starting to imagine some of the daily grind difficulties that come with being trans. Like, sometimes I feel kind of gender queer and wish Icould look a little more androgynous, but that's kind of an occasional thing Ican fantasize my way through. I'm just barely starting to aprpeciate some of the specific challenges some trans people have, and it seems kind of intense. Thanks for being awesome.


    Today's embarrassing secret.... I was the last one to leave work, following a coworker friend out to dinner. When I stood up to go, I realized there was a giant blood spot on the couch cushion. In a hurry to follow my friend out.... I.... turned the cushion over..... ..... ..... I feel like a terrible person. but if you want me to go write a dedication to the ladies of EC next to the spot, Icould totally do that for you. :wink:
     
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    Period sounds like something I'd rather live without. If there are any perks of being trans, this is the one, lol.

    I don't have some great desire to have children (too prepcupied with life to even think about it) so period as a "proof" of fertility doesn't appeal to me either. In general I've never been overly excited about pregnancy.
     
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    Now just to throw a curve ball :slight_smile: I get all the anemic feeling, cramps, bloating , crazy and I bleed as well. It was really weird, but after 4 months on HRT, one day I left a small bloody spot on the couch. My girl friend noticed and just thought oh Moogle is on her period and cleaned it up and went on with her day. It was only later that evening she had the moment of, wait.... errr.....Moogle...period.....!!!

    I now get one every month and bleed out of my bum. Don't know If I have some extra plumping going on, or If my body is trying to simulate or something. I've got my first GIC appointment at the end of the month, hopefully we can figure out what the heck is going on.

    Oh and thank you Katchoo for asking in such a positive friendly way! :slight_smile: X
     
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    uh I'm most definitely sure you shouldn't bleed out of your rectum...
     
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    I've had blood tests, colonoscopy, see a specialist and they can't find anything wrong with me. Believe me, we were really worried at first. I was reading a story about a woman getting pregnant from anal sex recently, peoples bodies can be very unique :slight_smile:
     
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    Not to be prying any further, but one of my trans friends is intersex and with hormones her ovaries kick in and all of the blood comes out the other end since the vaginal tract is blocked.

    So yes her biological period happens with no exit yet.
     
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    Seems like if it happened with no exit it would hurt really bad. I think that's why endometriosis hurts so much. Some of that tissue is shedding in a part of the body with no exit.
     
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    Hmm... this is one of those things that I feel mostly able to overlook. Like... I think if SRS could include, like, getting a period once it's my turn to get it, or if I could 'upgrade' my to-be privates later on, I might go for it... because it feels kind of validating... but at the same time, I don't exactly grieve the lack of what seems like really intense pain.
     
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    Maybe it helps to remember maybe kindof sort of that women have lots of variation with this anyway. Age range when it starts is large, age range when it ends is large, pain level varies, amound and duration varys. My best friend only gets it like 3 or 4 times per year, and my sister in law maybe once or twice per year, whereas other people sometimes get it every two and a half or three weeks, which sounds like hell. I've known a couple women who hit menopause around 30 and other people who don't have it for a looong time after a pregnancy ends (whichever way that pregnancy ends). Sounds like y'all are another point on the same spectrum? I don't know if that makes sense or not. I don't want to sound dismissive. But, maybe what I'm saying is, there are lots of ways to be a woman, and they are all just as much a woman. IDK. I hope that's not like a rude or stupid thing to say.
     
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    Don't sweat it, hun. xo It's just nice of you to bring up a positive perspective on the matter. :slight_smile:
     
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    I do wish I had it, yes--if only as proof of fertility.
     
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    I want them more than anything, as what got me into all this is the feeling of wanting to be a mother one day. It would be proof that such a thing is possible.
     
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