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Hormone therapy may improve psychological functioning in transgender individuals

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stephaniec

February 12, 2016, 01:45:48 AM
Hormone therapy may improve psychological functioning in transgender individuals

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20160210/Hormone-therapy-may-improve-psychological-functioning-in-transgender-individuals.aspx

News-Medical/Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News   02/10/2016

"Transgender individuals may experience significant improvement in psychological functioning after as little as 3-6 months of hormone therapy, with improved quality of life reported within 12 months of initiating therapy by both female-to-male and male-to-female transgender individuals, according to an article published in Transgender Health, a new peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available open access on the Transgender Health website."
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Ms Grace

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February 12, 2016, 02:18:42 AM
Well it improved my psychological functioning!!
Grace
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Transition 1.0 (Julie): HRT 1989-91
Self-denial: 1991-2013
Transition 2.0 (Grace): HRT June 24 2013
Full-time: March 24, 2014 :D
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Sharon Anne McC

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February 12, 2016, 02:27:17 AM

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Take this research and add it to the 'Study:  Paying for Transgender Health Care Cost-Effective' article also posted here at Susan's Place and you have an ever-increasing, powerfull message to lawmakers and the medical community.

I can clearly state for myself that beginning ERT was a major boost - physically, mentally, emotionally - at a critical time of my life.  It marked a milestone to my progress.

A geographical move to Utah where no physician would accept me put me off meds two years.  I sought alternative goals to overcome that let-down.  I studied and learned phyto-estrogens to maintain ERT results as best as possible.  I felt relieved when I resumed ERT; I was again moving forward.

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1956:  Birth (AMAB)
1974-1985:  Transition (core transition:  1977-1985)
1977:  Enrolled in Stanford University Medical Center's 'Gender Dysphoria Program'
1978:  First transition medical appointment
1978:  Corresponded with Janus Information Facility (Galveston)
1978:  Changed my SSA file to Sharon / female
1979:  First psychological evaluation - passed
1979:  Began ERT (Norinyl, DES, Premarin, estradiol, progesterone)
1980:  Arizona affirmed me legally as Sharon / female
1980:  MVD changed my licence to Sharon / female
1980:  First bank account as Sharon / female
1982:  Inter-sex exploratory:  diagnosed Inter-sex (genetically female)
1983:  Inter-sex corrective surgery
1984:  Full-blown 'male fail' phase
1985:  Transition complete to female full-time forever
2015:  Awakening from self-imposed deep stealth and isolation
2015 - 2016:  Chettawut Clinic - patient companion and revision
Today:  Happy!
Future:  I wanna return to Bangkok with other Thai experience friends

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Deborah

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February 12, 2016, 04:37:41 AM
That confirms what a whole lot of us have been saying here for a long time.  It has certainly worked for me.


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Sunhawk

#6
February 15, 2016, 03:30:17 PM
Obligatory "duh" here.
The road I travel has no end and every step takes me further from my home.
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itsApril

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February 15, 2016, 06:50:11 PM
Well, I suppose it's still "breaking news" in some circles!
-April
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Deborah

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February 15, 2016, 06:54:06 PM

Quote from: itsApril on February 15, 2016, 06:50:11 PM
Well, I suppose it's still "breaking news" in some circles!
Maybe for those whose intellectual development was stalled in the Neolithic era.


Sapere Aude
Love is not obedience, conformity, or submission. It is a counterfeit love that is contingent upon authority, punishment, or reward. True love is respect and admiration, compassion and kindness, freely given by a healthy, unafraid human being....  - Dan Barker

U.S. Army Retired
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VioletKnight

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February 16, 2016, 02:41:41 PM
So what is the methodology for this study? I can't find it online.
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Dee Marshall

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February 16, 2016, 08:31:08 PM
Here's something interesting. I mentioned this to one of my endos and the med student assisting her and they both acted completely unsurprised. Albany Medical School seems to have a top notch endocrinology program don'tcha think?
April 22, 2015, the day of my first face to face pass in gender neutral clothes and no makeup. It may be months to the next one, but I'm good with that!

Being transgender is just a phase. It hardly ever starts before conception and always ends promptly at death.

They say the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. I say, climb aboard!
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Colleen M

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February 17, 2016, 03:52:54 AM
Other studies have found that the death of a loved one leads to increased incidence of depression.

Granted, obvious result is obvious, but efforts to quantify results and try to better understand the degrees we're talking about actually are useful.  When you consider what happens when a layman reads the DSM for the first time and diagnoses himself with everything in there, it helps to remember that quantifying things is the real trick.   
When in doubt, ignore the moral judgments of anybody who engages in cannibalism.
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Dee Marshall

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February 17, 2016, 04:47:37 AM
I absolutely agree, Colleen, but that's not the point. Too many people think that the emotional changes from starting HRT are merely relief or elation from STARTING HRT, not a physiological reaction. I've known doctors and even trans people who thought so. It's obvious to most of us, but non obvious to the majority.
April 22, 2015, the day of my first face to face pass in gender neutral clothes and no makeup. It may be months to the next one, but I'm good with that!

Being transgender is just a phase. It hardly ever starts before conception and always ends promptly at death.

They say the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. I say, climb aboard!
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ChasingAlice

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February 18, 2016, 12:07:05 AM
My psychiatrist said that GD explains most of my problems. She also explained to me that hit will resolve most of not all of my issues or at least take the edge of most. I don't believe it to be a big secret.
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Joelene9

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February 18, 2016, 01:53:54 PM
  It did certainly help me!

Joelene
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