Female reproductive organs

[CosmicJoke]

I wonder sometimes what it would be like to have the functioning female reproductive organs such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus.
I feel like it's a big part of womanhood that I miss out on. Menstruation is something I have often thought of or I would try and attribute the experience of menstrual cramps or needing to care for myself in that way somehow.
It's like it is something I identify with on an feeling level but it's not what my body is actually capable of doing.
Have any other women here thought these kinds of thoughts?
I try and look forward to getting bottom surgery someday being my "right of passage" in that way.

[link5019]

I have thought about it. I thought about a way that maybe one day we could find a way that turns off all Y genes in the XY body and in turn would allow it to work. Part of the thing, we can use stem cells to create a uterus and all of that stuff, but if we were to put it in, we would need to probably create a vagina with stem cells too which would be pretty pricey. I would think if you could create the ovaries with stem cells, you would be able to function like a normal woman without hrt because the ovaries are what stimulates the hormones for the body, just like the testicles. So in theory you wouldn't need to worry about regulating the hormone levels in the body because the body would do it naturally, problem is though, I don't know if anyone has actually thought of it as a possibility because it's uncharted territory. But if we are on the cusp of an age where we can grown babies in labs in artificial wombs, then I would think that you could easily put a uterus inside someone. I seriously do wish I could have SRS tomorrow but sadly we have to wait :/ big hugs!

[JMJW]

Turning off the Y chromosome wouldn't do anything, wouldn't give female organs unless it was done as a zygote. Would probably just make you very ill.

[kasspurple]

I've wondered about it as well. "What is it like?" "If I could go back and change time would I knowing that is going to be something I would have to deal with?" "How painful and disruptive to a woman's life is it?"  I think its often akin to being Trans, its hard a difficult experience to describe in a way that imparts genuine understanding in those you're describing it to.

[Lady_Oracle]

I get pms (injections) & have successfully induced lactation. I may never be preggers, nor do I have a female reproductive system but at the very least I know I'll be able to easily breast feed my future kids, so not a total loss at least. Pms sucks honestly, having varying levels of E every week can a be bit much at times, especially when life becomes extra stressful. I pretty much reserve the last day of my injection cycle for bed and movies cause I feel so lethargic & moody, tis not fun. Anyways going through these things is how I cope with this issue. I really want to be a mom one day and it's so hard coming to terms with this. 

I really want to try pellets but they're so expensive. I mention pellets because they're the closest thing to having ovaries since its a constant steady release of E throughout the year. I think its like an implant every 3-6 months, I'm not sure.

[Brianna Deanna]

I have also wondered about this. Not sure it equals but my step daughter ask every now and then if I'm on my man period..funny thing is she has now idea how right I wish she was.

[Kylo]

A someone who was born with them, they're invisible and for the most part don't even make themselves known except through pain. And by most accounts from FTM who had them removed there's not exactly much noticeable difference between having them in there and not having them in there, except of course for the lack of pain and discomfort of them shedding blood and chunks of lining every 3 weeks.

So you're really not missing out on any pleasant physical sensations in terms of them not being inside you. I suppose pregnancy is a different matter but, I know cis women who had hysto and just go on with their lives without too much trouble, it doesn't make them feel less of a woman if they had to have it done for medical reasons. The one person in my family who had her organs removed for medical reasons embraced the fact it was going to make her life easier in some respects.

[Lady_Oracle]

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Many women are born without functioning reproductive organs, sterile, and don't even menstruate. They are normal female things, but sometimes even cis-women must cope with the reality they didn't get these "normal" things themselves. If you ask me, it's just not worth beating yourself up over. Psychologically it's just as destructive as excessively desiring and clinging to the desire of something that just cannot be.
And not menstruating is just not something to beat yourself up over. It involves bleeding, cramping, bloating, gas, hormonal shifts, and it's when many cis-women start going on about hating their body and hating being a girl. And from my experience with IBS, in which I get abdominal cramps, bloating, and pretty gassy, I really just don't want more added on top of what I already have. If it were an option I would not hesitate to recieve a uterine, ovarian, and other female reproductive organ transplants, but I most certainly wouldn't be looking forward to my "time of the month."

[SarahElizabeth1981]

there is research currently underway about doing uterus transplants in Cis women.  what the learn may one day help them do the same for transgender women although i'm not aware of anyone even looking at it from a research point at this time. There are other things that would be required for that to even be realistic possibility for a trans women as well.

[Shadow Wolf]

there is research currently underway about doing uterus transplants in Cis women.  what the learn may one day help them do the same for transgender women although i'm not aware of anyone even looking at it from a research point at this time. There are other things that would be required for that to even be realistic possibility for a trans women as well.

They did try such things many decades ago, and it didn't end well. I want to say there probably won't be any further research into until after they have an established and working method for cis-women, but because lots of money would be involved, they may look towards MtFs, and decide there is more than enough desperation to have a sufficient supply of volunteers for the procedure.