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- The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
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- LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
- Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
- TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
- TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.
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- The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
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- LGBT Youthline.ca // A Canadian LGBT hotline support service with phone call and web chat support. (4pm - 9:30pm EST)
- 988lifeline // A US only Crisis hotline with phone call, text and web chat support. Dedicated staff for LGBTQIA+ youth 24/7 on phone service, 3pm to 2am EST for text and web chat.
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I assume by "cis men" you mean "biologically male" (roughly including trans women?), and while this is an idea that hasn't been revised much in the hospitals, that idea is a bit broken and scientists have moved on from the idea of "biologically male/female", either way - what I was wondering is what even is an example of such a medication? I don't know of any medication that would be so different for men vs. women that a trans woman would need to be treated differently than cis women.
Generally the drugs that metabolize differently (or are dosed differently) between sexes (broadly speaking) are going to be the same whether you are a cis or trans woman (assuming the trans woman is on estrogen), because estrogen seems to mediate a lot of those differences.
Can you think of an example? I don't know of any!
I wrote cis men because I’m a trans man and was talking more about a hypothetical medication that would harm me if the doctor thought I was a cis man and didn’t out myself. But yeah, I’ve never been able to get an answer from anyone on how urgent care is going to kill me if I don’t tell the doctor I’m trans before I get antibiotics 🤷♂️
🤦♀️ sorry about that mixup, I hate it when I make bad assumptions like that 😬 also, glad you're here!
and yeah, I have no clue either ... I'm open to being wrong, but my doctors aren't telling me I need to disclose I am trans. To the contrary they seem to indicate I shouldn't, and were clear the one exception was to get prostate exams past a certain age, a concern that is suspicious, and may be a bit misinformed, considering it is based on the assumption of risks from male levels of androgens. I have a relative with prostate cancer currently taking medication to block androgens to treat the cancer, for example ...
Though I am in the U.S. so my doctors might be more concerned about my disclosure given the context. I was also at the time getting care in one of the worst anti-trans states.
No worries, this is literally the transfem community!
And yeah, I get all the relevant exams that my GP (who I’m out to) thinks I should get, I disclose what medications I’m on, beyond that it’s my discretion because it’s not their business.