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  ??? Ok here we go now, I just got my tests back from The Doctor (Urologist) and my sperm count is low and my sperm volume is low, but that is nothing compared to the fact that I have only 18% of my sperm being normal. The rest are abnormal and none of my sperm move properly at all. So I am then seeing an Endocrinologist and have had more blood tests to see if I have a Pituitary problem and if that's not the case then it is pointing to AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome).


There is also a possibility I have Andropause which would explain my mood disorders since IMS (Irritable Male Syndrome) is a symptom of that
However it still does not explain the fact that I do indeed have real gynecomestia and actual breast tissue and not just fat. I also have micropenis and this is a factor as well.  :-\

Why does it matter?  All too often people on here get caught up in "proving" some anomaly to make it ok.  How about this approach instead.  Being trans is ok.  You are you. It doesn't matter why and you should do what you need to so that you are the happiest you can be.

You don't need someone else's permission, you only need your own.

It does matter, being intersexed and being transgender are not the same thing, even though they can and do cross over.

Obviously there is a difference between IS conditions and being trans, but why do those differences matter?

If you are IS does that mean it is "ok" to transition, but if you are "just" trans it doesn't?

If you feel you should transition then you should transition.  If you feel you shouldn't then you shouldn't. 

Also please keep in mind that this could veer quickly into rule violation (saying group X is better than group Y).

you know, I have been posting for a long time now and I am simply just letting everyone know what is happening. That is all this is, I am sharing my discoveries.

Thank you for keeping us updated, Shawn.

Quote from: Jeneva on June 21, 2012, 01:39:06 PM
Why does it matter?  All too often people on here get caught up in "proving" some anomaly to make it ok.  How about this approach instead.  Being trans is ok.  You are you. It doesn't matter why and you should do what you need to so that you are the happiest you can be.

You don't need someone else's permission, you only need your own.

I understand and agree with what you are saying, but it looks to me like Shawn's post isn't about proving some anomaly so much as finding causes for some existing anomalies. (I don't mean to argue. I'm just confused.)

Just keep in mind what I told you: coincidences happen. None of those conditions -must- be linked. It's good to investigate, but please don't put too much energy in this. I have a bad feeling that you might be overestimating the importance of all these things... as far as I know, none of these should have any effect on your decision to transition or not and the way you do it, nor are they contraindications to HRT or anything.

Make sure they are different issues in your head.

Quote from: A on June 22, 2012, 07:30:41 PM
Just keep in mind what I told you: coincidences happen. None of those conditions -must- be linked. It's good to investigate, but please don't put too much energy in this. I have a bad feeling that you might be overestimating the importance of all these things... as far as I know, none of these should have any effect on your decision to transition or not and the way you do it, nor are they contraindications to HRT or anything.

Make sure they are different issues in your head.

+1 just make sure you don't put your eggs in one basket. If you want to transition, just do it.

I believe Shawn is following a prudent course of finding out "who Shawn really is" before taking further steps.

Your chromosomes come normal, your features are very masculine (as in your picture; e.g. abundant facial hair, prominent brawn, etc.). If you have AIS your features would be more feminine. I think you are just one of us GID folks.

I loud you in your search for other causing agents, it is understandable; You are not alone, there are other members in this forum who were or are in the same boat as you, you know seeking justifications.

I can "hear" the pain in your posts, you faith and your socialization have a powerful hold over you; it is difficult, self acceptance is the first step and usually the hardest.

All the best

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Quote from: peky on June 23, 2012, 07:44:18 AM
Your chromosomes come normal, your features are very masculine (as in your picture; e.g. abundant facial hair, prominent brawn, etc.). If you have AIS your features would be more feminine. I think you are just one of us GID folks.

I loud you in your search for other causing agents, it is understandable; You are not alone, there are other members in this forum who were or are in the same boat as you, you know seeking justifications.

I can "hear" the pain in your posts, you faith and your socialization have a powerful hold over you; it is difficult, self acceptance is the first step and usually the hardest.

All the best

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Very Masculine? :'( Gee that's the last thing people say when they meet me in person. I know what masculine men look like when I go to the gym, I don't really look like them, nor do I act like them. That picture of me is 2 days worth of hair growth. I only have to shave every 3 days and I have little body hair.

But thank you for your help and support. Indeed there is something going on with me. Knowing this information is helpful, but it does not change how i feel. But It gives me something to talk about in my video blogs that I will be doing.

For instance a conservative christian might argue that an orientation is a choice, however there are some intersexed people who have even more of a blend of male and female than others, and a lot of them are bisexual. So the evidence is clear in that case, so why could it not be clear in the case of a gay or lesbian? The only difference between them is that one person has only some small evidence in the brain that suggests the orientation, while the intersexed person has both mental and psychical.

Believe you me, I am at peace and content for the moment as I begin my journey when I move to San Francisco.

Quote from: Strickalator on June 23, 2012, 10:09:17 AM



The only difference between them is that one person has only some small evidence in the brain that suggests the orientation, while the intersexed person has both mental and psychical.

I'm sorry, I don't mean to offend, but this just irks me a little. Even if there were no evidence of a difference on the brain structures of gay and lesbian people...why would that matter? Even if it was choice I would recognize it as one just as equally valid as the choice to be straight. I'm not saying you're sayin this, but some people might take it that way :(

Well you have to understand one thing, the scientific community within the lgbt community has been doing research and promoting videos since the 90's , they are doing this for civil rights reasons. The whole idea of our history in regards to denying someone rights has been based on a lack of knowledge and misinformation of the bible and/or person stereotypes. Women were 2nd class citizens, blacks were slaves, Jews were killed etc etc.

I have seen some prominent African American folks on TV lately talking about how being homosexual should not offer them the same civil rights because its different than being a race of people or gender being killed or tortured or enslaved or shunned. You see someone does in fact need to explain it to the rest of the folks who don't get it, it is the same thing essentially, all the hatred and the crimes and the misunderstandings over orientation are still there. Take a look at this PSA video that was voiced by the late Don Lafontaine.

http://youtu.be/MfBOGXFkC8c

Obesity and a high sugar diet have been linked to low sperm counts.

Quote from: Jeneva on June 21, 2012, 01:39:06 PM
Why does it matter?  All too often people on here get caught up in "proving" some anomaly to make it ok.  How about this approach instead.  Being trans is ok.  You are you. It doesn't matter why and you should do what you need to so that you are the happiest you can be.

You don't need someone else's permission, you only need your own.

+1

Personally I like to think of "transgender" as a wide spectrum which includes intersex people. We are all one race. Just in different shades. That's what makes the world should an interesting place don't you think?

Respect

Jenny

OXOXOXOX

ps... We stand at the crossroads of gender balanced on the sharp edge of a knife.