Quote from: Shirley/Adam on April 16, 2017, 05:21:44 PM
I have some questions about transgenders/ nonbinary:
What are the side effects of hormone replacement therapy?
Do you need to take hormone replacement therapy your whole life?
How do people who are nonbinary live? I feel I am nonbinary because sometimes I act like one gender and at other times I act like another. To me it is a bit confusing at times on who I am, but I feel closer to my masculine self. Is there any advice?
If a female gets a sex-change to be a male, can she still have children? Also if upon the sex-change she/he gets ill, does she/he get female or male things to help him/her heal?
Do you think trensgender or gender dysphoria could be caused by gender stereotypes in our societal history or through personal experiences?
How do you express to people about being nonbinary? Lately, I've been feeling more like a male, but there is still a female part of me that wants to stay there so I'm a bit on both genders. How does anyone deal with the confusion of what gender to be at times? Sometimes I find myself confused on who I am.
How do you defend yourself when people make fun of you for being nonbinary?
I'll answer what I can.
1. The poor side effects can vary from person to person but, by their nature, the biggest 'side effect' is the appearance of secondary sex characteristics. An endocrinologist will heavily monitor your hormone levels and other things (cholesterol, RBC, triglycerides... etc) to insure you're not running into any issues. Sometimes a person can be allergic to the carrier oil the hormone is suspended in, as well, and will need to switch types to find what works best for them.
2. The short answer would be yes. If you intend on living as the opposite sex from what you were designated at birth, you'll need to continually take a hormone replacement regimen for the rest of your life *especially* if you had your original parts removed (testes for natal males, ovaries for natal females) as your body requires some form of sex hormone to function healthfully. If, however, an individual starts undergoing HRT and discovers it isn't for them, they can stop and return to their birth gender. Depending on the length of time the person was undergoing HRT, however, some changes will not revert (breast growth in MTFs, clitoral growth in FTMs to name a couple).
3. I can't answer this, unfortunately.
4. He is still capable of having children if his internal female reproductive organs remain in place and will need to use protection if having sex with a natal male. I'm not sure I understand the second part of this question unless you're referring to gendered products (like OTC vitamins and the like). I also have to say that in future posts, the he/she and she think in reference to trans men (or the opposite for trans women) comes off as insulting. I'm not trying to call you out, just making a notation.
5. I don't think it's caused by those things, no. Many of us knew something was off before we had any idea what gender differences or societal standards even were (both of my parents told me at age 3 was when I first started talking about it). There are some exceptions, however, and some people mistakenly believe they may be transgender due to traumatic occurrences and the like. This is why it's vital to seek out therapy so that other underlying issues can be addressed and an individual can be as informed as possible before making irreversible changes to their body.
6. Again, I can't answer this. I'm as binary as they come.
7. ^
