PhD #trans girl! She/Her, thing explainer and technical writing scholar interested in trans usability studies and design theory. Gender questioning folks are very welcome to message me! โข Married. Opinions mine.
Mae Dean quote-boosted the author that wrote this blog post on Bluesky and I figured linking it here would be useful for my followers, particularly #transfems planning on/currently taking/thinking about taking #estrogen and maybe #progesterone if uncertain about the 1-2 year "maximum effect" thing studies mention, because (spoiler) they weren't long enough: https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/transition-timelines
What happens after the end of the second year of hormonal transition, once all the doctors say you've seen everything you're going to see. Why is it that basically everyone sees... well, a heck of a lot more?
This week on #StainedGlassWoman, we're talking about Transition Timelines, and the science--and lack thereof--of later transition!
@theartlav That research is not systemic, and is not done in a way where ethical, randomized participation can be ascertained. From a systematic scientific perspective?
It's a total waste. We won't be able to build on their results no matter what they find.
There is virtually no research that's more than an early slice of transition. Just doesn't exist.
On prog: maybe direct her to the WPATH Standards of Care v8 statement on it--which comes down to "there's no good data, but the risk is heckin' low, so it seems fine if people want it."
@Specialist_Being_677 Agreed! And the hard part is that a lot of times, community wisdom and common sense (and this is WAY more than a trans community thing) have turned out to be nothing more than an instance of the correlation/causation fallacy.
It's such a frustrating place to be. We can build knowledge, but it's sooooo fucking slow.
I said I was going to make this forever ago, and I finally did!
The primary obstacle turned out to be finding a white tank top that didn't stretch into transparency the moment I pulled it on. H&M, of all places, had the six dollar solution. (As long as I only wear certain bras.)
I'm not even sure who was in the original thread. I wanna say @storybead and @Impossible_PhD? Probably others?
A new study found that autistic folks (well, mice models) develop PTSD brain structures significantly more eaaily than ballistic ones. That even comparatively minor stressors of the right type can cause this.
