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FTM health risks

When I read the articles that say transition in childhood helps gender dysphoria and is worth the risk, there seem to be two main points:

1) Adults who transitioned in adulthood tend to say they wish for themselves they had transitioned as children, in order to pass better

2) Young people who are part of community surveys and clinic data tend not to detransition

Since hormones, especially testosterone, cause major physical change, detransition is more complicated than if someone who had never taken hormones in the first place just changed their mind. So the low numbers of people expressing regret can also reflect the difficulty and burden of changing back, plus how the changes caused by the hormones would make one desire not to change back.

If the health risks are very high - which won’t be known for years yet for FTM since historically the procedure was rare - it’s likely that they will be reflected as high in middle age or older age - 50s and 60s. Some of the more recent studies have followed people for 10 years; but they are still following young adults. Most people don’t have heart attacks in their 20s and 30s. The trend of large numbers of girls taking testosterone from the age of 13 to age 80 and beyond is an unknown.

The adults who are unhappy in adulthood and wish they had transitioned as kids are impacted by their own life experience. There are hate crimes against people who are visibly transgender, and those who transitioned in adulthood are less likely to pass.

But the adults could also be projecting their own life experiences on people who are different individuals and would not have had the same life experiences, especially in a world that was open to diversity, where one would not have to rely on “passing” to prevent bullying and harassment.

If there were less stereotypes, there might be less dysphoria. Especially if the dysphoria is more about gender roles than it is about body parts, or if the dysphoria about body parts has its origin in early childhood emotional abuse related to not fitting gender stereotypes.

That abuse like that happens is clear; one of the gender hate crimes was against a little 3 year old boy whose father killed him for “showing signs of being a sissy”.

The embrace of studies designed to show hormones are worth the risk for kids - because of bullying, because of suicide - create a risk that the same hormones could be used for a different purpose if a different political party came to power. If they re-legalize conversation therapy, they now have lots of medical studies showing that it’s worth it to help kids completely fit gender stereotypes, using hormones, for the sake of their own mental health. So the homophobic murderous dad, in that future world, could take his son to get testosterone injections.

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by Anonymousreply 30July 26, 2022 12:54 AM

*conversion I mean. Not conversation.

by Anonymousreply 1July 10, 2022 4:58 PM

Let them Die

by Anonymousreply 2July 10, 2022 5:00 PM

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by Anonymousreply 3July 10, 2022 5:02 PM

Typically stupid trans/mental illness thread.

by Anonymousreply 4July 10, 2022 5:02 PM

Is there a large ftm audience here?

y'all are seriously late to the game, you know.

You know, the height of the trender invasion was a decade ago... they were anti-dysphoria and the prevalent belief was "T makes you gay"

which many think it was a backlash carry over from their former incarnation... which was tr8 girls that believed they were str8 girls but believed they were only attracted to gay men. (they weren't as well versed in fujoshi yet)

the trender non binary, otherkin, therian, heradcannon, headmates, self diagnosing scene.... then moved onto being trans feminists - proud and clueless sjws.

the reason why you're all so paranoid and obsessed with this is... you picked up a rock and found life below. And now you're all the creepy crawlies feasting on the muck unable to discern moss from utter shit because it all tastes the same to you.

by Anonymousreply 5July 10, 2022 5:07 PM

Yes because of all the synthetic hormones they pump into their bodies.

by Anonymousreply 6July 10, 2022 5:08 PM

after the gay 90s, hiv/aids was more manageable, both the right and left united for a purity pledge...

maybe you can shift your pederastic obsession to a southern cotillion..

or take up James Dobson from focus on the family's advice on escaping the lgbt agenda and take showers with your kids, let them see your gentials, really ram it in their faces, so they identify you and them as the proper sex,

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by Anonymousreply 7July 10, 2022 5:12 PM
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by Anonymousreply 8July 10, 2022 5:12 PM

r5 r7 r8

by Anonymousreply 9July 10, 2022 5:13 PM

Story of Ronnie Paris below. The dad was homophobic; the 3 year old was not meeting his idea of masculine gender stereotypes.

And yes, I know FTMs seem to have less of a voice. I’m not FTM, I’m androgynous and anti-surgery, XX. I post here a lot because it’s hard to get past the politicalization elsewhere and the way subject searches come up on the internet there’s a political divide. And that includes media over-coverage of certain criminal behavior and under-coverage of other criminal behavior (like straight men abusing girls).

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by Anonymousreply 10July 10, 2022 5:27 PM

Speaking of straight men abusing girls, see the article in the link.

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by Anonymousreply 11July 10, 2022 5:29 PM

R2, who are you, a mass murderer? That’s your contribution to an ethical discussion, is “let them die”? E Pluribus Unum, from many, one - that’s what’s supposed to define us. Diversity, human rights, and not forcing anyone to do anything.

by Anonymousreply 12July 10, 2022 5:35 PM

OP, there is a huge difference between small kids who were transitioned by their parents (Jazz Jennings) and adults who made the decision to transition (Shapeshifter). They can't be compared.

Children who were transitioned by their parents have many barriers that prevent them from detransitioning.

First, they were brainwashed as very small children so they didn't experience a significant period of time living as their birth sex.

Second, their entire families are often invested in them being a transgender. Detransitioning would mean placing blame on parents who likely experienced severe criticism from friends and family for transitioning their kid. These parents may see themselves as having made sacrifices for their kids. Also, many of these parents see themselves as saviors and advocates of "trans" kids. This may have become their primary identity.

Third, in the U.S., the oldest of these child transitioners are only about the age of Jazz Jennings who is now 21. This means these child transitioners are still often financially independent on their parents.

Fourth, their parents have created an unhealthy codependent relationships with these children who were convinced since their earliest years that they had a medical condition that needed treatment and that their parents were helping them to cure it. The children were exposed to the idea that outsiders meant them harm because they wanted to deny them this needed medical care.

Fifth, the drugs the parents gave these kids stunted their mental and social development like it did for Jazz Jennings. This makes them more dependent on their parents and isolated from the world around them.

Sixth, the parents and the doctors who treated these kids have a vested interest in making sure the kid never comes to the conclusion that they were horribly mistreated. The parents and doctors will work together to make sure the kids don't ever think of detransitioning.

You're hearing from detransitioners like Shapeshifter because the medical establishment takes adult detransitioners in quick and throws them away just as fast. There are no parents involved in the process.

But unlike adult detransitioners like Shapeshifter, Jazz has been cared for by gender doctors and gender facilities for almost his entire life. He has basically been a science experiment since he was 5.

It doesn't make sense that Shapeshifter has problems like scoliosis, osteoporosis, a 1-inch tunnel, etc. but Jazz doesn't. Jazz has been on these meds as least as long as Shapeshifter if not longer. Also, Jazz's surgery was experimental with multiple complications and revisions required. The only logical conclusion is that Jazz's network of gender providers are working together with equally his guilty parents to keep everything quiet. And no doubt they are doing further experimentation to see if they can cure the complications that they caused.

So you may only hear from these child transitioners much later in their lives. Like after their parents and original doctors have died and have left them alone to deal with all of their medical and social problems.

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by Anonymousreply 13July 10, 2022 6:14 PM

*are still often financially dependent on their parents.

by Anonymousreply 14July 10, 2022 6:18 PM

More Blair White love on this shit site.

by Anonymousreply 15July 10, 2022 6:18 PM

What's wrong with Blaire White? Blaire is transgender.

by Anonymousreply 16July 10, 2022 6:25 PM

Fuck off with that ex-gay asshole.

by Anonymousreply 17July 10, 2022 6:26 PM

bump

by Anonymousreply 18July 10, 2022 6:27 PM

I listened to that interview with Shapeshifter the other day.

It was very difficult to listen to at times, because the pain and regret were so palpable. However, there were a few very interesting takeaways. Top of the list was how trans chasers lose interest in MTFs after they get the vaginoplasty. Seemed more than obvious to me (they want a chick with a dick, that's the core of the fetish!), but Shapeshifter seemed caught by surprise by that. Wish someone would have told them that would happen [italic]before[/italic] getting the surgery.

Another was how Shapeshifter's sexual interests changed depending on what hormone(s) they were on at the time.

by Anonymousreply 19July 10, 2022 6:34 PM

R19 and how would a kid like Jazz Jennings who was raised with a white picket fence mentality understand the concept of trans chasers as a small child?

If you go back to earlier episodes in the show, Jazz's family expressed the sincere belief that sexual orientation was a societal bias that could be corrected with "education".

by Anonymousreply 20July 10, 2022 6:42 PM

Estrogen is associated with heart health, lower cholesterol, and more flexible arteries. So trans men who keep their ovaries and are still making estrogen could have better heart health. It could compensate for some of the effects of testosterone. But meanwhile to prevent cancer, removal of the ovaries is recommended, which would decrease heart health by removing estrogen as a factor. And heart health and liver health are directly linked.

The article below is about estrogen therapy in menopausal women and the effect on heart disease.

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by Anonymousreply 21July 11, 2022 8:35 PM

“There is a lot still unknown about the role that testosterone might play in the development of ovarian cancer in trans men. It is essential to monitor testosterone levels. Ideally, this should be done by a medical professional. There is also evidence that surgery which would remove the ovaries, uterus and cervix may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.“

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by Anonymousreply 22July 11, 2022 8:36 PM

Evidence that heart health and liver health are inter-related.

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by Anonymousreply 23July 11, 2022 8:37 PM

This is neither gay gossip nor pointless bitchery.

by Anonymousreply 24July 11, 2022 8:41 PM

R24, no, it’s not, although I like gay gossip etc. I want it to continue. Ignoring this issue is a mistake. The number of girls taking T is rising and likely to rise further if school lunch programs become contingent on gender programs. And this is an issue that will affect large numbers of people, not a few. The health issues are written on the consent forms given by the hospitals and are not a secret. The moms, who before often were liberal/pro gay rights, get referred by Google to right wing web pages when doing research about medical effects. This is an issue that affects all LGBT in addition to young people and families.

by Anonymousreply 25July 11, 2022 8:47 PM

[quote] "Yes because of all the synthetic hormones they pump into their bodies."

Doesn't this also put them at higher risk for certain cancers, R6? Even when administered by physicians, it can't be healthy.

by Anonymousreply 26July 11, 2022 8:54 PM

[Quote] Fourth, their parents have created an unhealthy codependent relationships with these children who were convinced since their earliest years that they had a medical condition that needed treatment and that their parents were helping them to cure it. The children were exposed to the idea that outsiders meant them harm because they wanted to deny them this needed medical care.

Oh, shit. It's Munchausens by Proxy. The moms are SOO invested in the attention it brings them. So many celebrity moms do it. It makes sense now.

by Anonymousreply 27July 11, 2022 9:52 PM

R20, I guess there wouldn't be a way to explain the 'tranny chaser' phenomenon to a kid, but as R13 pointed out, Jazz approached the world of transgenderism from a completely different angle than Shapeshifter. As far as I know, Shapeshifter didn't have a monster of a mother who was desperate to have a reality TV show and found a way to get one by exploiting one of her own children.

I rewatched part of Shapeshifter's interview with Blaire after making my first post, and they both mentioned something that DL's TRA Brigade get very, very upset over if it's brought up around here: the homophobia behind the decision to transition. They brought up the point that Shapeshifter's decision to become a woman felt like, at least in part, "running away" from the idea of being a gay man.

Curing the gay away. There's a term for that... what was it again? Hmmm.... oh yeah! Conversion Therapy.

by Anonymousreply 28July 11, 2022 10:33 PM

Masectomy regret confessions must be some of the saddest and most horrifying content you can read out there rn

The medical community has a lot to fucking answer for, brainwashing and pathologising gay & lesbian identities to the point that kids mutilate themselves.

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by Anonymousreply 29July 26, 2022 12:50 AM

R11 wtf that is so traumatising to read. tf is wrong with straight men :/

just gonna rewatch Cadet Kelly as therapy

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by Anonymousreply 30July 26, 2022 12:54 AM
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