Hormones are bad says JK Rowling. Using them is lazy. Heal your mind
In 2003 15% of cis women in UK age 45-68 took HRT
After studies linked HRT to increase breast cancer risk this fell to 5% by 2013
In 2015 @NICEComms found oestrogen only didn't have increased breast cancer risk
According to NICE around 1.5 million people could benefit from HRT to combat effects of menopause, yet 5 years on there remains poor uptake because of the health scare blown up by the media. Many GPs remain reluctant to prescribe HRT.
Evidence based access to HRT, & the patriarchal NHS restricting access, is a feminist AND a Trans Rights issue. Its the SAME MEDICATION used in Trans Health (Estrogen & Testosterone). Scaremongering access to HRT is anti science, anti medicine & anti feminist
#MakeMenapauseMatter
Fiction writers please stick to writing fiction & stop weighing in on (Trans) healthcare. I don't care if you have shitty opinions, just keep them to yourself, it is embarrassing. Transgender healthcare saves lives.
#TransHealthNow
#NHSFailingTransKids
LInk to NICE guidelines. nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23/…
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