should i get my balls removed (self.mtf)

submitted 1 year ago by stella to c/mtf

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im usually pretty scared of surgical stuff, but ive been thinking about this and realized there would be a lot of benefits.

i would 100% stop producing sperm (while i am on hormones, its never quite 100%) so i can stop worrying about that

i would produce less testosterone which would probably be good

tucking and stuff would become easier / i could more easily wear fem clothing

i have yet to think of any negative effects so...

if any of you have experience with this or anything, please let me know so i can hopefully make an informed decision

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[-] fadingembers 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is me rn
I developed a painful varicocele and they want me to get a varicocelectomy, but like if I have to get surgery down there I'd rather they just remove them. The problem is I haven't socially transitioned yet and I've heard the docs would be reluctant to give an orchi to someone that hasn't

[-] stella 11 points 1 year ago

ugh thats so annoying, why do people want us to socially transition when our bodies arent ready to be perceived as female yet, kinda feels backwards to me

[-] fadingembers 13 points 1 year ago

You reminded me of this comic I saw yesterday

[-] stella 6 points 1 year ago

crazy stuff

[-] Alixxxaneveah@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

Got any good sources for reading more about this BS?

[-] fadingembers 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't, but I found these when searching "the history of gate keeping transgender care":

https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/macroscope/its-time-to-stop-gatekeeping-medical-transition#:~:text=Gatekeeping%20is%20nothing%20new%20for,was%20eligible%20for%20medical%20transition.

https://ojs.stanford.edu/ojs/index.php/intersect/article/view/2056

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

They hate us

[-] helianthus 11 points 1 year ago

You can just tell your doctor that you are socially transitioned, they won't know. Lying to gatekeeping doctors is morally good, just don't lie about any actual health related things unless you really know what you're doing.

I always tell doctors I'm a trans woman, even though I'm nonbinary, since doctors frequently refuse to give trans healthcare to nonbinary people and my physical transition goals mostly align with trans women's

[-] fadingembers 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I will definitely consider it. I'm not sure if I should try to hold out since down the line I want a vaginoplasty, but if it gets worse I'll just have them do the orchi right away.

It's so awful how the medical system invalidates nonbinary people :/

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