1. Medicines produce effects
Patient leaflets list some effects as beneficial effects & some as side effects
E.g. semiglutude was originally developed to amplify the insulin response in diabetics
Originally, listed as a side effect is that it makes you feel …
Patient leaflets list some effects as beneficial effects & some as side effects
E.g. semiglutude was originally developed to amplify the insulin response in diabetics
Originally, listed as a side effect is that it makes you feel …
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2. … full more quickly when eating, & so you tend to less, & you may lose weight
Now semiglutude is listed as having the beneficial effect of losing weight, & a side effect can be ‘low blood sugars’ as it improves your insulin production but you are not diabetic …
Now semiglutude is listed as having the beneficial effect of losing weight, & a side effect can be ‘low blood sugars’ as it improves your insulin production but you are not diabetic …
3. … Similarly Oestrogen is listed as relieving menopausal symptoms, vaginal atrophy, prevention of osteoporosis.
Th side effects if taken by male bodied people are described as decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, reduced ejaculation, body fat redistribution, softer …
Th side effects if taken by male bodied people are described as decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, reduced ejaculation, body fat redistribution, softer …
4. … skin, & less muscle mass; in other words, the effects sought by Trans women - which to them are beneficial
Similarly the side effects of Testosterone if taken by female bodied people are the beneficial effects Trans men are seeking;
voice deepening, hirsutism …
Similarly the side effects of Testosterone if taken by female bodied people are the beneficial effects Trans men are seeking;
voice deepening, hirsutism …
5. … including beard growth, increased muscle mass, cessation of menstruation & clitoral enlargement.
Because a medicine may produce effects you don’t want, that does not make those effects necessarily dangerous.
They instead become medicines that are beneficial for …
Because a medicine may produce effects you don’t want, that does not make those effects necessarily dangerous.
They instead become medicines that are beneficial for …
6. … another group of patients.
Testosterone gives TM strong bones, a beard, a deep voice, hirsutism, gained muscle mass & an increased libido
None of that is negative to to TM, in fact they are the desired effects
Making value judgments based upon stereotypes …
Testosterone gives TM strong bones, a beard, a deep voice, hirsutism, gained muscle mass & an increased libido
None of that is negative to to TM, in fact they are the desired effects
Making value judgments based upon stereotypes …
7. … as to what a woman or man ‘should’ look like in your world, completely misses the point of the hormone treatments of TP
Furthermore, GPs are perfectly capable of reading about all the effects of such treatments in TP.
Ordinary GPs can safely prescribe oestrogen …
Furthermore, GPs are perfectly capable of reading about all the effects of such treatments in TP.
Ordinary GPs can safely prescribe oestrogen …
8. … to TW, or testosterone to a TM
It isn’t Rocket Science - I know you would prefer if it was, but it is exactly what it says on the box only the other way round
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It isn’t Rocket Science - I know you would prefer if it was, but it is exactly what it says on the box only the other way round
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