Quote from: link5019 on May 28, 2017, 07:52:06 AM
Well I get everything from the cramps, blood, bloating, headaches, cravings, etc. It....sucks.
We have discussed this before. There is NO medical evidence that transwomen can have cramps or bleeding due to menstruation. The reason is simple: we have no uterus. The blood comes from the uterus, and the cramps are uterine contractions.
As for the rest: HRT cycles can induce bloating, cravings and moodswings. These are all wellknown effects of progesterone.
And then there's the placebo effect. I get it you're really a girl, but you're not cis. Your mind can bend many perceptions to suit the need of feeling female, but it still doesn't make you a cis-girl.
On another note: I find these kind of comments VERY disrespectful to cis-women who do get their periods. They had to grow up in a world that belittles them, fills them with shame and sometimes ostracizes them for bleeding. It teaches girls they're the children of lesser gods, and in the developing world, even puts them in physical harm. Furthermore, they have had to deal with a non-stop stream of sexism from the moment they started bleeding, growing their breasts and being looked at by horny men when they weren't even 14.
None of us had those experiences at such a vulnerable age. We still grew up with the world thinking we were men, being endowed with the privilege which comes with that. Sure we had own troubles, which were harsh and put us in our own shameful places. But: we didn't have to experience those unrelenting forms of sexism when we didn't even know what the word meant.
