Breast
The Trans Mammogram Gap: Large numbers of trans people aren’t receiving their recommended screenings for breast cancer. Are you?
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. Routine screenings for breast cancer using regular…
Contrary to Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage”, testosterone use in trans men is not associated with increased reproductive cancers
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier has become one of the most celebrated books among anti-trans advocates for its popular and…
Three decades and hundreds of transfeminine breast augmentations show rare regret and trends toward larger implants
Trans women and transfeminine people seeking breast augmentation as part of medical transition face certain concerns distinct from cis women…
Three-year study examines trans women’s breast development from feminizing HRT
For trans women and transfeminine people who are considering or at the very beginning of feminizing hormone therapy, one of…
Special considerations for breast augmentation in trans women
Note: This post contains illustrations of breast anatomy. Among trans women and transfeminine people, breast augmentation surgery is both frequently…
Update on cases of lymphoma linked to textured breast implants in transgender women (BIA-ALCL)
I’ve previously covered emerging findings on breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma caused by the…
How likely are trans women to seek breast augmentation?
Feminizing hormone therapy induces the growth of breast tissue in trans women and transfeminine people, and this tissue is essentially…
Progesterone may not be only beneficial or ineffective for trans women – for some, it can be actively harmful
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. Ever since I came out and started…
Trans women may face a higher risk of breast augmentation complications compared to cis women
Breast augmentation is a common gender-affirming surgery sought by transgender women and transfeminine people. Even with feminizing HRT, trans women…
Further publications on BRCA1/2 variants and their impact on transitioning
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. Last year, I wrote about case studies of…