Hello, all! I'm a 34-year-old genderfluid woman with PCOS. I was reading up on potential links between PCOS and transgender tendencies in women, and I found a discussion on these forums. I checked out the webpage and decided I wanted to give this community a try.
I've been genderfluid my whole life, but I didn't really have context for it until I was in my late twenties. I was homeschooled in an initially conservative manner (although my mother relaxed on that as time went on). As such, while not all of my behavior fit traditional gender norms, that kind of thing just... didn't come up often? I did go to college, at which point I became more aware of the LGBT community--but, really, what made the biggest difference in my life was years later, when one of my friends came out as trans. That was when I started doing research on the topic--and that research eventually helped me realize that while I don't consider myself a trans man, I do feel masculine at least as often as I feel feminine.
I'm very lucky in that my husband (who I married before I knew how to explain my genderfluidity in words) fully supports my identity and actively encourages me to do whatever is necessary to feel comfortable with myself. I haven't come out to much of anyone else (my sister, my mother, and some close friends).
I'm currently four months pregnant with twins, which is exciting and terrifying all at the same time. My husband and I have been trying to have children for years, and we wanted at least two, so in that respect it's great. On the other hand, it's causee periodic bouts of dysphoria, and the idea of raising two infants at once is frightening. I don't regret pushing for this, but I don't know that I'll push for it again.
