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- The Dangers of Detrans TERF Entryism: Lessons for Organizers from OH HB 68
- “Still dreaming of running over the trans activists”: Sharon Beck, leader of anti-trans parent group Cardinal Support Network and wife of SEGM’s cofounder, “guided” Ohio Rep. Gary Click on his trans care ban
- Counterpoint: Ohio trans youth care ban veto was a victory for a gatekeeping surveillance state targeting trans adults
- New trial exhibits in Doe v. Ladapo: DOH worked with Genspect leaders Stella O’Malley and Joe Burgo in July 2022; Hilary Cass met SEGM’s Patrick Hunter to discuss Florida’s anti-trans report; Jamie Reed’s attorney Vernadette Broyles chose the lineup of detransitioners speaking at the Board of Medicine
- The Observer gets it wrong: Anti-gay and anti-trans conversion practices have always appealed to “fluidity” of both sexual orientation and gender identity
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Archives
Category Archives: Breast
A measured look at lactation and breastfeeding by trans women
While public awareness of transness and visibility of trans people have grown substantially in recent years, many people are still unaware of some of the particular details of the medical process of transitioning. For instance, trans women have described occasionally … Continue reading
Posted in Breast, Endocrinology, Media, Transphobia and prejudice
Tagged HRT, science, transphobia
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Additional information on transition treatment for trans women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations
I’ve previously covered existing research on hormone therapy for trans women who are at an increased risk of breast cancer due to BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. As transitioning with estrogen induces the growth of breast tissue just as in cis … Continue reading
Posted in Breast, Endocrinology, Health care, Oncology, Surgery, Transgender medicine
Tagged HRT, medicine
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Trans women with BRCA mutations: options for hormone therapy
The risk of breast cancer is a concern for trans women transitioning using estrogen and anti-androgens: they experience the growth of substantial breast tissue just as cis women do, and the use of estrogen could promote the growth of any … Continue reading
Posted in Breast, Endocrinology, Oncology, Trans youth, Transgender medicine
Tagged HRT, medicine, transition
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On our radar: Textured breast implants linked to anaplastic large-cell lymphoma
Breast augmentation is a procedure sought by a substantial number of trans women who medically transition: 11% of trans women respondents to the 2015 U.S. Trans Survey report undergoing the procedure, while another 40% state that they want it some … Continue reading
Posted in Breast, Health care, Oncology, Surgery, Transgender medicine
Tagged medicine
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Bicalutamide, a new anti-androgen for trans women and girls
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. Do not take any medication without appropriate medical supervision. Previously I’ve looked at low-cost alternatives to GnRH analogue puberty blockers for trans adolescents, including medroxyprogesterone acetate, spironolactone, cyproterone … Continue reading
Posted in Breast, Endocrinology, Trans youth, Transgender medicine
Tagged HRT, medicine, puberty blockers, youth transition
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