A reader writes: “I’m a cis-gendered woman who sometimes leads free workshops on fertility awareness for cis-women and people with ‘female’ reproductive systems. For those who don’t know, fertility awareness is a scientifically proven form of DIY health care where you can learn to observe and interpret the various fertility signs that occur throughout the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘hormones’
Ask Matt: Testosterone and Fertility
Posted in Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged bodies, health, hormones, testosterone, trans men on October 17, 2011 | 19 Comments »
Meanness Doesn’t Equal ‘Man-ness’
Posted in Commentary, tagged gender expectations, gender roles, hormones, masculinity, testosterone on August 25, 2011 | 20 Comments »
One of the worst fights that I have ever seen – besides on television and in Sylvester Stallone films – was when I was a junior high teacher many years ago. I was in the classroom during a break, and a student came running in, shouting, “Miss Kailey, Miss Kailey (that was my name then). [...]
Ask Matt: Getting Needles is a Hassle
Posted in Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged health care, hormones, testosterone, transition on August 22, 2011 | 13 Comments »
A reader writes: “As a European who has also lived in Africa, but is now living in New York, I get my T and inject myself every four weeks or so. In my own country, it is illegal to prescribe T for this purpose, but it is possible to get it if you know where [...]
Ask Matt Minis: Turning to My Readers for Answers
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged being trans, bodies, discrimination, education, health care, hormones, surgery on August 1, 2011 | 13 Comments »
I have received several Ask Matt questions that are factual in nature, and that I am hoping readers with specific knowledge and expertise can answer. I am offering a short answer to each and then turning to readers to provide information that I might not be aware of. I know that I have readers out [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Will Testosterone Kill My Singing Voice?
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged bodies, gender expression, gender roles, health, hormones, testosterone on July 4, 2011 | 24 Comments »
A reader writes: “I am 24, American, was assigned as female at birth, but consider myself an androgyne rather than either typical sex. “I am already physically very androgynous, but I am interested in getting on T mainly for the purpose of lowering my voice a bit to make it even more ambiguous to as [...]
Ask Matt Monday: My Sister Changed Her Mind About My Transition
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Commentary, Observations, tagged family, health care, hormones, transition on June 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
A reader writes: “Since I announced to my friends and family that I intend to start hormones next month, my sister, who had been the most supportive of anyone in my family thus far, started to freak out a bit at the fact that I’m not following the WPATH Standards of Care by waiting at [...]
Ask Matt: Mom Says, ‘Don’t Go Stealth!’
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged assimilation, being out, family, gender expression, hormones, testosterone, transition on June 16, 2011 | 15 Comments »
A reader writes: “I’m a sixteen-year-old trans guy and I’ve been out to my immediate family for one year now. I’ve had many conversations with my mom about someday going stealth. She is extremely against it and says it’s deceitful – that it would be lying to people. She says I would be letting people [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Testosterone and Aging
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged aging, hormones, testosterone, trans men, transition on June 6, 2011 | 10 Comments »
A reader writes: “It occurs to me that cis guys naturally lose testosterone in their older year. What about us ‘older’ trans guys? What do we do? Do we reduce our dose? Stop taking T? Do you or your readers have any knowledge at all about this?” After my usual disclaimer, which is “As you [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Bodies, Brains, and Hormones
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged bodies, hormones, surgery, testosterone, trans men, transition on May 16, 2011 | 17 Comments »
A reader writes: “I’m in the process of contemplating my options, and have several questions: “First, what happens if you take only low doses of testosterone? Do your changes happen slower? Do they not happen at all without a certain minimum? I will of course consult with an endocrinologist, but I just wanted to see [...]
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‘Mom, I Just Can’t Take the Crying’
Posted in Commentary, Observations, tagged femininity, gender expression, gender roles, hormones, masculinity, testosterone, trans men, transition on December 1, 2011 | 20 Comments »
When my nephew was about four or five, his best friend was a little girl of the same age. My sister and the girl’s mother were friends, so the two kids grew up together. My nephew was and is a sensitive child in many ways. He has always shared his toys, stopped to help other [...]
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