Trans Advocates Angry Over Anderson Cooper Guest

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Trans Advocates Angry Over Anderson Cooper Guest

Filed By Karen Ocamb | September 14, 2012 3:30 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2012/09/trans_advocates_angry_over_anderson_cooper_guest.php

That's just wrong, says Dr. Dana Beyer, Executive Director of Gender Rights Maryland.

    I presume, inferring from what I've read, that this person is claiming that finasteride caused her transsexualism? Really?

    Finasteride (Propecia) is a synthetic type-2 5?-reductase inhibitor. This enzyme converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

    It causes sexual side effects, like decreased libido and erectile dysfunction. It is used by some trans women pre-operatively to reduce DHT levels.

    It dos not cause transsexualism.

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    It causes sexual side effects, like decreased libido and erectile dysfunction. It is used by some trans women pre-operatively to reduce DHT levels.

    It dos not cause transsexualism.

No, but might those side effects perhaps (in a rare case) prompt an already transgendered person to confront their issues and discover their female identity?