It's a thing! Taking hormones can cause you to get a cycle. I get cramps and a bit of an upset stomach around the same time as my cis partner. It's really interesting.
Hey Sky, here's some information about trans women's periods: https://curvyandtrans.com/p/C4BD87/cycle-dynamics
That was fascinating, thanks for sharing!
Definitely!
My trans friend thought she was having her period because she had pain and spotting. It turned out she had a bleeding bladder infection.
Did she think she spontaneously grew a uterus and ovaries, or did she not have sex ed when she was younger? I would assume it would be more common knowledge how menstrual cycles work.
She has serious mental health issues. She was horribly sexually abused as a young child and convinced herself of a variety of impossible untruths to explain why she was the way she was. I had known her since grade school and knew the truth. I told her that I accepted her as she was and that she didn't need to tell me stories.
Oh, wow. I'm sorry. I'm glad she has such a good friend in you.
Given how many grown adults think you can hold in your period, that everyone gets their period at the same time, cramps are fake, having sex standing up means you won't get pregnant "cause gravity" (she had two kids and still believed that), tampons are sex toys, periods are sexual and therefore children shouldn't be taught about them..... Yeah, how menstrual cycles work is not common knowledge many places. And yes, I've met people who believe every single one of these things.
I definitely get pms symptoms. They typically resolve after a couple of days of cramps and gastrointestinal symptoms. It was actually my mom that noticed the cyclical nature of these symptoms and said they reminded her of her cycle (before she had her uterus and ovaries removed). So, while I don’t think we get periods per se, I definitely believe we can have period symptoms.
Yeah perhaps. I don't know but I just knew my once a month sickness kinda sucks.
Hi, I just want to say I get these symptoms too
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