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Tag Archives: science
Trip report: Lamotrigine, a drug to treat depersonalization – Part 1: Preamble
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. Do not take any medication without appropriate medical supervision. Anti-high One of the most fascinating articles I’ve ever read is “New Frontiers of Sobriety” by Hamilton Morris … Continue reading
Posted in Depersonalization, Gender dysphoria, Personal
Tagged depersonalization, HRT, medicine, personal, science
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Evidence of health benefits of medical transition: Gender dysphoria, body image, sexual functioning, and quality of life
Medical transition for the treatment of gender dysphoria, including hormonal and surgical treatment, is linked to improvements in health in many areas of trans people’s lives. Transition is known to be effective in resolving gender dysphoria itself, and is associated … Continue reading
Posted in Gender dysphoria, Outcomes of transition, Trans youth, Transgender medicine
Tagged HRT, medicine, puberty blockers, science, transition, youth transition
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Fresh trans myths of 2017: “rapid onset gender dysphoria”
See also: “Rapid onset gender dysphoria”: What a hoax diagnosis looks like If, like me, you make a habit of trawling through the darker side of opinion pieces on trans issues, you might have come across a peculiar new term: … Continue reading
Posted in Gender dysphoria, Hoaxes, Media, Trans youth, Transphobia and prejudice
Tagged media, science, transphobia, youth
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Depersonalization in gender dysphoria: widespread and widely unrecognized
I’m going to list some descriptions of certain feelings, and I’d like for any trans or gender-questioning readers to think about whether they’ve felt anything similar to this over the course of their lives. A sense of detachment or estrangement … Continue reading
Fractals, not pyramids: Why “8th grade biology” isn’t enough
Previously: Chromosomes: Cis expectations vs. trans reality, How sex hormones work, and their use by trans people In the years I’ve spent covering gender topics on YouTube, I’ve occasionally encountered one particularly strange objection to the core principle of transness, … Continue reading
Posted in Biology of transition, Philosophy and language, Rhetoric
Tagged biology, philosophy, science, transphobia
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