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[FTMDiaries]

At first, with the introduction of testosterone, cells are confused, but allow it as a foreign substance to stay there. After a long period of time, they become frightened; some begin to multiply abnormally, others begin to deteriorate

Um...your cells get confused? They get frightened? Seriously? What are they - kittens? Someone needs to tell an actual scientist about these newly-discovered emotional states of cells. 

As others have said, testosterone (and oestrogen, for that matter) is not a foreign substance to our cells, whether we were born physically male, female or intersex. The cells in your body have no way of 'knowing' which hormones to 'expect': cells that respond to hormones simply respond to the presence of hormones. They don't get confused, upset, frightened, or deliriously happy.

In all seriousness... talking about bodily cells in emotional terms is, how shall I put it, unscientific (there is a stronger word to do with cow droppings that I'd like to use, but it's not permitted here). Sounds like he's fallen for the 'naturopathic insight' nonsense about being able to see and manipulate the mystical energy fields they believe are at the heart of our cells - and which they themselves admit are not detectable by Science (i.e. they don't actually exist).

Take it from someone who knows a lot of people high up in the Complementary Medicine field, all of whom have their own little cult of personality: just because he's famous doesn't mean his opinion is helpful to you. Bozo the Clown was famous too.

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FTMDiaries got there first. No comment.

[Catherine Sarah]

Hi BearGuy

Please !!!! Can we just the facts right in this case. BearGuy; you've been setup. By your parents. This so called "Doctor" is not a doctor's rectum. He's been sent out on a mercy mission to scare you into believing his LIES are truth. In fact, they are the furthest thing from the truth.

The doctor says that they CANNOT be prevented; once a test shows something is wrong, then that is irreversible.

That; is a blatant LIE!!  Nothing more, nothing less.

The guy is extremely smart and very well educated,

Granted. He may be. He is so smart and well educated; enough to CON you into believing this total rant of bull excrement. Nothing more nothing less

but maybe he just doesn't have any depth in this area?

Correction: delete the word, "maybe" insert has ABSOLUTELY NO DEPTH whatever I whatever he has said. PERIOD.

I wouldn't trust this guy to give me the correct time of day. I don't care who he is. He is nothing but a blatant liar. You've been setup up, son. Sorry.

Hope you can put this behind you real quick and get on with living.

Huggs
Catherine

[AdamMLP]

He said that every single cell relies on hormones, and appropriate levels for each biological gender. At first, with the introduction of testosterone, cells are confused, but allow it as a foreign substance to stay there. After a long period of time, they become frightened; some begin to multiply abnormally, others begin to deteriorate. From there, diseases happen. Your liver WILL be damaged. I'm just remembering more of what he said from last night.

If we just think about this rationally it's pretty plain to see that he's talking rubbish.  Even if there haven't been studies on this matter for the purpose of helping trans* people, (and lets face it, the medical world has more to worry about than us), organ donation is a pretty big thing.  What he's saying is that the cells in a donated organ, if they were not of the same gender of the recipient are going to either deteriorate or multiply abnormally, in other words, become cancerous.  If that was the case then it would have been noted, and organ donation between sexes would have been ceased.  It's nuts what he's saying, don't get yourself worked up about it, just think things through rationally.

And as for your liver getting damaged, that can happen from oral T, which is not prescribed in any of the major countries, US, UK, Australia, Canada, for that very reason.  If they found that other forms of T caused the same issue then they would have banned those too.  Nebido isn't given in the US either, so they have no qualms about restricting forms of T that may be harmful.

[anibioman]

i would just like to say the girl im in love with wants to adopt and she is quite satisfied with me in the sex department.