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So I had a cis person ask if transfemme periods are considered to be a side effect of HRT. While I think this is incredibly stupid and weird and offensive coming from a cis person… I’m actually kind of interested philosophically, I guess.
I want the opinions of the Smart Fuckers in this thread. I don’t expect that cramps and moodswings are a desired objective of hormone replacement, but I also know that a great many of us feel validated by the presence of them. Idk how to respond to such a question fully.
Were they asking if they’re real? Cause like yeah it’s real, just no bleeding
The amount of skub I’m seeing on this is kind of disappointing, seriously more education is needed
But sort of, the direct wording was “Wouldn’t that be more akin to side effects of HRT, rather than a period?” Really bizarre and terrible, I instantly regret bringing this up
idk, what else do you call abdominal cramps and mood swings each month? is it an effect of HRT? yes. but if you think cis femme periods aren’t also hormonal and are somehow magically different, you’re just a trabsphobe.
Woah are you saying my weird cis person asking stupid questions could be a TRANSPHOBE??? Inconceivable.
Nah it’s def a period. It being side effects is a little weird, like saying it’s a side effect of being a woman? It’s normal operation
I’ve had cis girls in the past tell me I’m lucky I don’t have a period, which I always have to explain isn’t the compliment they think it is lol. i think there’s definitely benefits to having your body more in line with how it would be without the need for HRT - with that said I think it’s a major upgrade that I can’t get pregnant 😌
that said I don’t think transfem periods are an actual thing tbh, tho I’ve read mixed things
I get them like clockwork each month
I do want to get knocked up a billion times tho
Y’know, it’s really tough sometimes. I get my period every 3 weeksish. Sometimes it is mild. Other times, it is the most miserable 4-5 days on the planet. I’m pissy, have mood swings, dysphoric, depressive, have really bad stomach cramps, and activates the hell out of my IBS. So while it is an affirming thing for me, it genuinely shuts me down for 4-5 days every 3 weeks. So yes, while I do wish every transgirl could have it, I hope that they don’t get it even half as bad as I do since it eats up like 30% of my life now.
I do wish I could get pregnant though. At least it would make getting this worth it.
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There are people who manipulate prog and E doses to simulate a period every month, but otherwise your blood levels should follow a set pattern. What’s more likely is experiencing symptoms of changing hormone levels throughout the day/week, as you’ll often have a spike immediately after taking your dose with a tail that slowly approaches zero until you take your next one.
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yeah this is an interesting philosophical question. it’s all a matter of perspective really, if you are informed of the effects and consider it part and parcel of transition than i don’t think it’s a side effect. but like, if you think “no i should just be able to take the hormones and make my body more like i wish it to be without having a period” than i think it’s a side effect
basically i agree with @lilypad@hexbear.net
It’s a neat lil conundrum! I countered by asking the cis woman if her periods are a side effect of being cis
Good thing someone developed a new type of woman that has fewer side effects. Many doctors still perscribe the old type of woman, but some will perscribe the new type if you ask nicely.
Me omw to be prescribed Woman for my recently diagnosed case of Unbearable Lesbianism
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nota Smart Fucker™ but to me this is all in the purpose of HRT; one takes a medication for its effect(s). Effects besides the main or intended effect(s) are therefore side effects. So to me it depends on the philisophical view of HRT that the specific trans woman or transfemme person has. E.g. I view HRT as giving my body what it needs in a holistic manner. To me, the period symptoms are a part of that. A frustrating part to be sure (i just had a couple days of possible hypomania followed by some days of intense mood swings, and idk if its a mental health thing or not because it landed at the perfect point in my cycle), but a part nonetheless. But for someone who views it differently, they may very well see the period symptoms as side effects because they are undesireable and not their intent for the medication.Hopefully one of those Smart Fuckers will chime in, Im curious what others think about this.
I think this is a Smart Fucker answer, I hadn’t even really thought about personal subjectivity in terms of what qualifies a side effect quite this way(autism). Thank you!!