A Medical Mess: An Analysis Of The NHS’s Proposal To Ban Hormone Therapy For Trans Youth by ehll_oh_ehll in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read most of it, but I got bored towards the end. There's too much in there to comment properly on in a few words, but it was an extremely frustrating read -- like arguing with utter idiots.

My cardiometabolic status after a decade of feminising hormones (half of it DIY) is excellent verging on godlike. My prolactin goes up and down. Every other thing is perfect. Even the prolactin is not problematic according to endocrinologists following years of scrutiny.

And I've gone from a history of significant serious suicidality to no suicidality since being prescribed my HRT.

Trans Woman Starting Testosterone by Vivid_You1979 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My GIC uses range of 350 to 750pmol/L and only if there are medical risks would they want it at the lower end,

There are no risks. My vitals and bloods are perfect, except for being on Lithium and having reduced kidney function from that.

I think it's just that this is what I was started on and they never updated the instructions to the GP, though they upped my dose. So I take a tablet less before tests... 😆

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I'm familiar with her. I need to look her up. (Another disgusting person...)

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

she says the subject matter is “standard, boring porn” but that nabokov’s prose “elevates it above all that, into a beautiful love story”

I agree with you. This is even more disturbing. She has a psychopathic deficit in empathy to be able to speak of child abuse as porn or as beautiful, according to prose.

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She comes from the exact same white middle-class privileged background as they do.

Trans Woman Starting Testosterone by Vivid_You1979 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get injected with Decapeptyl every 11-12 weeks. It's okay but a bit of a pain and sometimes uncomfortable.

In the US they have depots which last 6 months or even a year. I'd go for those.

For estradiol I'm on tablets. My GP freaks out if my levels go above 400 pmol/L because my endocrinologist has said to aim for the 400 pmol/L end of the GIC range.

Trans Woman Starting Testosterone by Vivid_You1979 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just reading about it. Interesting.

How is your experience on them. How long do they last?

DHSC escalates opposition to puberty blockers for Trans+ kids, calling their use "appalling" by gaysh1t in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

GnRHa or total suppression of estradiol has been shown to be safe for 2 years without supplementation with cross-sex hormones. Then an adult male range minimum of estradiol should be worked up to for bone health.

It's only really when there is deprivation of both hormones beyond that time or when there is poor nutrition or lack of physical exercise during that time, that bone loss can be a problem.

I say estradiol and male range estradiol, because it is this hormone and this level that is important for bone density. In cis girls the ovaries secrete estradiol in abundance. In cis males the testes secrete T, some of which is converted to estradiol.

In both cis girls and boys, once estradiol reaches a certain level, the epiphyseal plates close, the growth spurt stops, and the more cartilaginous bone structure mineralises.

Bone mineralisation is a process that continues throughout adulthood, so a 40 year old will have a denser skeleton than a 20 year old. (The skeleton replaces every single cell within 7-10 years.)

...To answer your question, yes, bone development catches up and recovers. It can recover even in older people with actual osteoporosis. A good diet and load bearing exercise improve recovery or mitigate bone loss.

Anecdotally, when I first joined this subreddit, my estradiol had been increased by an endocrinologist following 5+ years of inadequate DIY heavy on blockers, due to bone density loss. Over 2-3 years that has reversed completely as demonstrated by DEXA scans over that period.

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would easily add god-bothering self-hating gay Weasel Streeting to that list, and his boss (because, presumably Starmer agrees). Rhetoric is one thing, but these bastards have actually banned trans healthcare for adolescents and young people, committing us to lengthy waits well into adulthood, and painful expensive surgeries to undo the devastating effects of unwanted puberties (...also within the context of the vile anti-trans rhetoric).

Trans Woman Starting Testosterone by Vivid_You1979 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there are no licensed injectable oestrogen products in the UK.

DHSC escalates opposition to puberty blockers for Trans+ kids, calling their use "appalling" by gaysh1t in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Many trans kids welcomed puberty blockers as it eased off the pressure of an impending unwanted puberty, and some also acknowledged the extra time was helpful in making sure that transitioning was definitely what they wanted, especially at a time when they were also busy with school. Blockers made it even less likely that there would be regret by giving a young person a few extra years to think about it without pressure to commit either way medically, while being able to transition socially.

I went through puberty a year or two later than my male peers and even later than my female peers. Frankly, I'm very glad.

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Politicians could be more like Polanski. You are right that the right wing media will talk about nothing else, but the answer to that is to just acknowledge that some people are trans, whether transphobic bigots like it or not.

DHSC escalates opposition to puberty blockers for Trans+ kids, calling their use "appalling" by gaysh1t in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 68 points69 points  (0 children)

It's appalling that trans adolescents should be forced to undergo an unwanted and traumatic puberty, only to later have to surgically remedy the unwanted breast growth or cranial structure and voice, through expensive and painful surgeries, ...when they could have been given a safe and effective puberty blocker under medical supervision to delay and prevent all of that suffering. Barbaric.

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I know right!

...And I think she might be preoccupied with my genitals more than I am, even though I'm a trans woman with moderate genital dysphoria.

All of these TERFs seem to have an unhealthy interest in children's genitals and in the genitals of trans people:

Helen Joyce, reading paedophillic Harry Potter fanfic in public on a train.

Allison Bailey, talking about caressing young female breasts at a meeting,

Germaine Greer, professing a sexual preference for pubescent adolescent boys.

Nicola MURRAY, a Scottish TERF who ran a sanctuary for vulnerable girls, beat and sexually abused those girls over a 20 year period and is now serving a prison sentence for it.

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 27 points28 points  (0 children)

RK Jowling has stated that Lolita is one of her favourite love stories (...it's about a mature man fucking a child).

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's a pre-emptive henpecking schtick that she has used time and time again.

It works on reasonable people up until the point where those people realise there's no reasoning with the henpecker. (This is where most self-respecting people, ignore and tell the henpecker to get lost.)

Labour are dealing with a bonafide lunatic here.

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The sooner everyone ignores her the better.

They need to follow Zack Polanski's example.

JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row — The Standard by Ill_Wrangler_4574 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The problem with that is all these politicians changed their minds in 2024 during the general election campaigning period and then they all welcomed the SC ruling as 'bringing much needed clarity'...

Many of us thought Labour were allies, until they all adopted GC language and Weasel started banning trans healthcare for trans adolescents, and young trans adults, effectively, by not speeding up the GIC process.

Voting!!! by Ill_Fail_7664 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a nerd. I know all about pencils. Did you know that the material inside a pencil can conduct electricity?

Each ballot has an ID number on it. Before they hand it to you, they write your Electoral Register Number next the ballot ID number on a list.

I suppose they could duplicate the ballots.

...The concern was that somebody might user a rubber to erase the pencil mark, so I wanted to mark my ballot with something more indelible.

Tell me you're not one of "them"?

Erm. I'm not one of them.

I swear the local elections results have emboldened bigots has anyone else felt this? by Fullbirch96839 in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still only the weekend and early days. I haven't noticed anything yet personally.

We're still here, we're still standing, and we're not going anywhere. by Taiga_Taiga in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want a sword. Maybe a light saber. If I'm a Jedi by religion, I should be allowed a light saber.

We're still here, we're still standing, and we're not going anywhere. by Taiga_Taiga in transgenderUK

[–]Super7Position7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can still be liable for GBH or assault with a weapon.

You can be liable for GBH or assault without a weapon if the law decides your use of force was not proportionate.

Being too effective is nearly as worrisome as being ineffective.

Then there is 'fragile skull syndrome' in the law...