Quote from: palexander on December 11, 2015, 02:06:17 PM
there actually is a way that's been developing for awhile!! they're looking at a way to develop sperm from skin cells.... still not the 'same' as a cis guy, but it's pretty cool imo.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/24/science-skin-cells-create-artificial-sperm-eggs

as for transplants.... there have been successful transplants with donor penises, so i truly believe it's possible for us in the future. stay hopeful

Don't mean to be a bubble burster... But, perhaps you missed this paragraph in the article:

"Skin cells from a woman could only be used to make eggs because they lack the Y chromosome. Those from a male might theoretically be turned into eggs as well as sperm, but Azim Surani, who led the work at the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, said that on the basis of current knowledge, that was unlikely."
Basically, for those of us born with two X chromosomes, they wouldn't be able to make artificial sperm using our cells anyways. Although I would think it would be the other way around, seeing as sperm can be either X or Y and eggs are X. It would leave us with only the option of having girls if it was possible haha.

I don't think I'd love any kids I potentially might have less if they weren't biologically mine so it doesn't really upset me. I know what you mean though, it's the fact that I can't that makes me a little dysphoric

Not to mention it stung a little when my girlfriend used it as a reason for breaking up with me

@aerozeppelin92

Glad you caught that I was about to say something as well. Have you heard of Kaguya the mouse though? Some slightly hopeful stuff there.

"The new research resulted in the birth of two female mice, produced by mixing two sets of female chromosomes. One of the mice lived to adulthood and mated with a male, producing offspring."

Alas... "Although the research is unlikely to lead to new ways to make human babies in the near future, if ever, it does show how important imprinting is to the development of an embryo. " I'm not sure why they say this. It's probably just un-godly expensive to do just once and involves a lot of genetic manipulation. Sounds dangerous. I think the other mouse died x_x

Quote from: jlaframboise on December 05, 2015, 03:11:53 PM
So today I was at work, and I saw that my coworker/boss was pregnant. I don't know how to categorize this.. maybe dysphoria, whatever it is, it's the feeling that I'll never be able to naturally get a girl pregnant, and it sucks. It's not like I have complete bottom dysphoria, it's just hella disheartening.

I am with you dude, though from the other side. Yes, it is part of gender dysphoria.
While contemporary medicine may not be able to do anything for you and me, I do find some trail of happiness thinking SRS in future will allow impregnation and giving birth to other people.

Yes!! From since I was a kid. I want to be a father, but it's not going to happen the way I would want it to happen. It sucks that all the love you have to give your wife cant be used to make a child. I felt invalid for a long time. If I have my kids I know  I will be a good parent regardless of the label father/ dad. But I am excited for the moment where I can rub lotion on a big preggo belly and do all the cool things! I felt a  bit sad when I thought about if I had a son, who will teach him to shave etc. Im pre T and that really hurt. If I cant get on hormones by then well I guess I'm shaving my smooth baby face with my soon.

Keep you chin up!

I have terrible bottom dysphoria, and there are times where I wish I could naturally impregnate a female out of a biological urge, but, for the most part, I am content.  I really don't want any kids.  I'd rather just spend the extra money on my wife instead of kids, but it would be nice to have that option though.  If we really wanted kids, then we could adopt.  There are tons of children that need a loving home already.  Besides, with my crappy genetics, it's probably best that I''m unable to impregnate a woman.  Overall, there are a thousand things I can be depressed about when it comes to myself being transgender.  I try to keep "lack of biological children" at the bottom of that list.

Yeah. I've felt like that before like you said disheartening