Transsexual differences caught on brain scan

[tori319]

I hope this goes towards proving that we have no control over this.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20032-transsexual-differences-caught-on-brain-scan.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

[caitlin_adams]

Fantastic.

Couple this with the post-mortems of MTFs showing a region of the brain in which the size matched those of natal females and the evidence is building that this is biological.

[Sarah B]

Whoa, something to certainly think about and keep an eye on it.

Thanks for the article Tori

Kind regards
Sarah B

[rejennyrated]

There is already a rather longer thread about this with more details here, which I suggest you may also like to read.

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,91869.0.html

This is a continuation of at least two existing pieces of work, and as such this now represents independent validation and replication of the two earlier studies. This therefore qualifies now as scientifically PROVEN.

Because of the implications for clinical best practice though it will probably be some time before it gets widely accepted.

[wannalivethetruth]

I pray this opens up more doors for us!!!

[girl_ashley]

This is also proof we don't need GID or Gender Incongruence on the DSM for treatment coverage.  This is a practical care issue and not a mental health one.

[Tamaki]

Thanks Tori!

I don't know how I missed this, I follow this website daily.

[JenJen2011]

So will this now be able to tell who is really TG and who is not???

[LordKAT]

Nope, ambiguous don't mean much.

[girl_ashley]

So will this now be able to tell who is really TG and who is not???

Well maybe, but more importantly it provides a window to possible causes.  I wouldn't expect to see this type of scan as part of any TG diagnosis or something you have to do in order to get hormones/surgery.

[caitlin_adams]

There is already a rather longer thread about this with more details here, which I suggest you may also like to read.

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,91869.0.html

This is a continuation of at least two existing pieces of work, and as such this now represents independent validation and replication of the two earlier studies. This therefore qualifies now as scientifically PROVEN.

Because of the implications for clinical best practice though it will probably be some time before it gets widely accepted.

Thanks!

[alexia elliot]

I will donate my post-mortem brain to science, after I am no more they will finally say, she wasn't a freak after all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!