• Hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    HRT for cis people is pretty common as far as I am aware. Medicine that affirms your birth gender are readily available. Estrogen for cis women and testosterone for cis men is common to treat deficiencies. Many women take E during menopause.

    I think our societal concept of gender is harmful. Men and women are not fully distinct classes with no overlaps or commonalities. Adult sex hormones are not innately gendered. Everyone has a mixture of hormones.

    I think it is harmful to reflexively dismiss testosterone for cis women and estrogen or progesterone for cis men. If changing someone’s non-dominant hormones levels could give a benefit, it should be studied and considered.