These are what experts say are good hormones to take for people who want to masculinize how they look, liketransgender men(aka female to male, FTM),transmasculinepeople, and othergender diversepeople. Androgen (testosterone) Oral option– pills you swallow ...
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They recommended teaching youth about the importance of being transparent with their physician so that they receive the most tailored, comprehensive care that meets their needs; for example, discussing mental health concerns or a history of taking non-prescribed hormone pills. Youth expressed discomfort...
For our next edition of transgender laboratory medicine, we will explore how transgender women use hormone therapy to physically transition to their affirmed female gender. While transgender men just take testosterone, transgender women take both estradiol and an anti-androgen. In the United States, ...
Female-to-male transgender individuals, or FTMs, can take the male hormone testosterone. Male-to-female transgender individuals, or MTFs, can take the female hormones estrogen and progesterone (progesterone is not recommended). Everyone is born with both male and female hormones in their body, bu...
hormone therapy for transgender individuals (male-to-female and female-to-male), it's essential to conduct a thorough risk assessment and consider potential modifications to minimize risks and optimize benefits. Here's an overview of the risk assessment process and possible changes for hormone ...
Medication (usually pills or shots) prescribed by a doctor to change hormone levels in the body. This is usually estrogen in the case of MtFs or testosterone in the case of FtMs. Other hormones may also be prescribed to bring levels to a defined gender norm. Intersexed/Intersex Born wi...
Early Childhood –Children get cues early on from parents about appropriate behavior, and internalize them. For example MTF (male to female) transsexuals have reported getting the message from parents that it wasn’t ok for them to play dolls with their sisters or neighbors, and that they were...
I went through a period where I tried many different contraceptive pills (different dosages), I didn‘t react well to any of them so eventually I settled with the Jaydess hormone coil [IUD]. I don’t think my PCOS has any impact on how I was advised, at least not that I noticed. ...
Jones, the well-respected “expert” threatened me: “Your choice is between a mental hospital or hormone blockers.” That’s when I finally realized the clinic’s true agenda: not to therapeutically help my child, but to push her on a dangerous path to medically transition under the ...