Q&A

How do FTM deal with periods?

How do FTM deal with periods?

How to support trans people during their periods

  1. Help with shopping.
  2. Be understanding.
  3. Ease the pain.
  4. Change the way you talk about periods.
  5. Spread the word about gender-neutral period products.
  6. Help find all-gender restrooms.
  7. Give people a break, literally.
  8. Respect that not everyone wants to talk about their periods.

How do you stop dysphoric FTM?

Medical treatment of gender dysphoria might include:

  1. Hormone therapy, such as feminizing hormone therapy or masculinizing hormone therapy.
  2. Surgery, such as feminizing surgery or masculinizing surgery to change the breasts or chest, external genitalia, internal genitalia, facial features, and body contouring.

What are symptoms of dysphoria?

General symptoms of dysphoria may include:

  • Anhedonia (inability to feel happy or cheerful)
  • Loss of interest in daily activities (job, school, games, and hobbies)
  • Feeling of hopelessness.
  • Low self-esteem or self-hate.
  • Low appetite or binge eating.
  • Low energy or lethargy.
  • Sleep changes (poor sleep or too much sleep)
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Can gender dysphoria make you angry?

Gender dysphoria can feel different for everyone. It can manifest as distress, depression, anxiety, restlessness or unhappiness. It might feel like anger or sadness, or feeling slighted or negative about your body, or like there are parts of you missing.

What is rejection sensitive dysphoria?

In people especially overwhelmed, this is sometimes called rejection sensitive dysphoria or RSD. It’s characterized by extreme emotional sensitivity to being criticized or rejected, whether real or perceived.

Is it difficult to have a period as an FTM?

I am transgender (FTM) so it can be difficult to have a period in general, but from personal experience, I haven’t had any social struggles with it. Maybe the occasional, “But you’re a guy…guys don’t get periods?” Not all men get them; some of us do, so just deal with it.

Do older people feel comfortable coming out as trans?

It’s perhaps only now that many older people feel comfortable coming out, having grown up in a time when being trans was so steeped in shame and silence that many couldn’t even put a name to what they felt. “I remember as a child thinking, am I unique?

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Do you talk about your period with your family and friends?

Whenever my period comes, all my friends will hear about it. I always complain to my mother and sister, too, but that’s the extent of talking about it with family for me. I am transgender (FTM) so it can be difficult to have a period in general, but from personal experience, I haven’t had any social struggles with it.

What can I do if I want to come out as transgender?

Consider seeing a counselor. Coming out as transgender can be tough, and the ensuing transition process isn’t always easy. A counselor can help you cope with the challenges, and offer advice on handling difficult times. They can also treat anxiety, depression, and other illnesses that trans people can be at risk for.