Quote from: Alora on November 22, 2016, 04:09:47 PM
Okay this may weird some out...
I really want to be a mother. Actually give birth, breast feed, the whole kit and koboodal. I read recently that Dr are trying uterine transplants to allow transwoman the ability to go through the full process of motherhood.
I'm wondering, is there anyone else out there like me?
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Alora
I'm EXACTLY like you. I feel like people who hold these desires are in the minority and are at odds with the greater part of the transgender community. Those who are not interested tend to fall into 2 main camps: Those who see curing transsexuality as a threat to diversity and acceptance, and those who believe that it is "not possible/science fiction/maybe someday" etc. There are a minority of people who don't want the full experience and that is 100% fine.
But those 2 main groups are the reason that I have trouble relating to other transgender people, because I myself want complete endocrine/reproductive function more than anything. It is the biggest trigger for my dysphoria, that I am not allowed to be normal girl in that sense just yet. But I feel that the first group tends to hold anybody who wants that hostage for the sake of diversity. Those who subscribe to this tend to have a bit of a double standard. While on one hand they insist that "you're fine the way you are," "being transgender is not a disease," and "you were born this way" on the other hand they encourage major surgery and massive physical alterations via hormones... because you are fine the way you are. They also push for our surgeries to become covered yet insist there is nothing wrong, as in this needs to be covered because it's not plastic surgery but it is elective. I find this thinking to be extremely self centered because of these fallacies that essentially hold transgender healthcare back with making it look like we're all content with what we have and anyone else is just rocking the boat. I'm definitely not content. SRS was invented in the 1930s and in the last 80 years or so it has improved little.
The other camp seems to be a combination of demoralized and misled/underinformed. They don't really have an ulterior motive but it doesn't help the cause to get better medical care. I feel like these people need to read up and get energized. Most people with physiological disorders and the mental capacity to learn about their disorders do just that. They become activists or do a little bit of research so they can at least advocate for themselves. Michael J Fox didn't say "I have Parkinsons... Can't win, why try?" He's been someone leading the charge for about 25 years. Unfortunately part of being trans is tending to keep a low profile, having psychiatric problems from being stigmatized, and being poor which means that everyday transgender people can't really self advocate. Transgender celebrities don't seem very helpful either with Caitlyn Jenner leading the way. :/
At any rate, my point is that the status quo doesn't last just because of preference or ignorance. Here's a few reasons why:
-Ovaries have been successfully 3D printed from stem cells, implanted, and used for the birth of healthy offspring in mice.
https://www.endocrine.org/news-room/current-press-releases/engineered-ovary-implant-restores-fertility-in-mice-Transgender men are slated to start receiving penis transplants from deceased donors soon.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/18/injured-veterans-approved-for-penis-transplants-the-life-changing-surgery-no-one-wants-to-talk-about.html -While the techniques are very questionable, Uterus transplants have shown that they are indeed possible. Forgive the article title.
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/surgery-could-give-men-wombs-1302360099545142.html-There ARE doctors out there who care about advancing our medical procedures.
http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/hanley20151111-Artificial ovaries can be produced from donor cells to restore endocrine function.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130904-000-artificial-ovary-may-boost-fertility-and-postpone-the-menopause/There are many more exciting things going on in genetics fields that hold great promise to us, such as gene or even chromosome swaps and gene therapy eliminating transplant rejection.
Is there technology for a complete transition today? Absolutely. It is simply not legal nor is it of widespread concern because we're being marginalized. It takes people getting into the right mindset at the very least, and forcing the issue to the best of their ability.
