Trans women and periods

MhairiV that is so funny! Brilliance

TurboTeddy hormone hell runs in my family! My mum had awful periods her whole life, I mean real bad, she somehow just kept going. I honestly don’t know how. She was a farmer, then looked after her elderly mother and 4 kids by herself. I can’t imagine. She had a hysterectomy in her early 40’s and says after that life got much better. I don’t want to have to do that, I think I’m coping ok, but I have hypothyroidism and tricky adrenals too. The pain I manage ok, if I take bladderwhack regularly it reduces that, as does exercise- when I’m not profusely bleeding! I’m extremely fortunate that I can do a bit of work I need to from home, and my DH works & takes care of me a lot. But I can’t believe the attitudes from medical professionals. It’s been so awful I get anxiety and shakes if I have to go to the doctor now, I usually avoid it if I can. Gosh, I shouldn’t really complain about my c** privilege huh I just find this whole sick yearning to experience and fake menstruation, like it’s a fad or lifestyle, to be utterly insulting.

MhairiV
Oh my god, that’s amazing! 😂

My mum had a hysterectomy.
She had not yet been through the menopause.
She still had the same hormones. But, can you guess what happened to her periods?
They stopped. I know. Amazing!

‘hormones are what causes a period’

Yes, the hormones have an effect on your uterus.
You dont have a uterus.

Idiots 🤦‍♀️

There’s a fine line between a beer belly and a phantom pregnancy.

These fools know less than nothing about female reproductive biology. No womb, no ovaries, no Fallopian tubes, no vagina, no hormone cycle. Nothing about what they may or may not be experiencing is any kind of period.

It's embarrassing sad appropriation. And I really do believe that in a lot of cases it's fetishistic.

It was many years ago when I was easily intimidated by the medical profession, I'm sure they would find me easier to deal with if I was still.
I could write a book about the rubbish that's been said to me along the way and I'm quite sure I'm not alone.
Jessica I do hope things ease up for you soon so you can get back to having a life.
I'm assuming you were referring to gender neutral total bastards 😁 cos yes they really are sometimes.

My favourite dismissal was "everyone who reads the daily mail thinks they have endometriosis"

Are you serious? You should complain. That is fucking outrageous. Total bastards.

think ‘transwo men’ could catch on...

Seen that before also happy with putting a space in "trans misogyny" as it's clear that "trans" is an adjective, and suggests the direction the misogyny is coming from.

betty

Honestly though. I have the coil, I'm a person with a womb (you might remember when that was a woman) but I don't have periods. And the really funny thing is because I don't have womb lining to shed, I don't have any symptoms. Nothing. Nadda.

Crazy people

mobile.twitter.com/viviwizardshark/status/1104042069964873728

Y chromosome = male
XX (or X0) = female

Blokes do not have periods. The end.

Jessica they are falling over themselves to give me whatever I want now. It's piss poor compensation for the years of suffering but I dictated another gyn referral letter for my GP 😀 (and he let me!) a few weeks ago and have another appt in April. This time I will be asking why they haven't mentioned uterine artery embolization as a treatment option. My favourite dismissal was "everyone who reads the daily mail thinks they have endometriosis", so offended at being taken for a DM reader 😁.

I can recommend a tens machine though, not brilliant but does give some relief.

They 'get everything else'? they don't have a clue about dysmenorrhea, do they? It's simply not something you can imagine if you've never had a womb, in the same way that women have no idea what being kicked in the balls feels like.

I have the most innocuous cycle and have never had bloating or cramps (sorry) and have always fallen pregnant easily when I want to so it's a pile of bullshit.

I notice when I'm ovulating; I get a bit hot (in many ways) but that's the progesterone,

The pill made me put on weight and made me need more thyroxine and made me quite loony.

It's just synthetic hormones. Fucking up your systems.

This really pisses me off! They don’t have periods nor a frigging cycle. I dish out synthetic hormones in the form of contraception every sodding day, funny how they cease menstruation for the vast majority of women 😡. I suspect I’ve just peaked.

On my period atm, and this gives me the rage!

Those cockwombles are appropriating something they have no chance in hell of experiencing. Ever.

I had one of my ovaries (plus the corresponding fallopian tube) removed a few months ago, because a cyst the size of a FIFA ball developed in/on it, and completely obliterated it. Because of my monthly cycle. I looked 7 months pregnant.

Try and fetishise that.

I mean, this person is just stupid. This isn’t complicated. You don’t just take hormones and experience menstruation without the blood you foolish fetishist. Their ignorance is an embarrassment.

TurboTeddy I am so sorry for what you’ve experienced. I find it too upsetting to even repeat some of the things my doctor has said to me when I’ve asked for help, tests etc I really feel for you having to rely on such a heavy painkiller.

Trans WUMming.

I will believe in transwo men (Thankyou for my new word) menstruation when I see that the Sanpro aisles in tescos and boots have shelves of scented penis pads (in three absorbencies of course) alongside nicely decorated boxes of arse tampons.

Until then I shall simply judge, smirk and raise my eyebrows.

NO THEY FUCKING DON'T.

That feels better.