Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone stella @lemmy.blahaj.zone 1y ago

should i get my balls removed

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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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
- 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
  
  You reminded me of this comic I saw yesterday
  
  crazy stuff
  
  Got any good sources for reading more about this BS?
  
  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 is nothing new for,was eligible for medical transition.
  
  https://ojs.stanford.edu/ojs/index.php/intersect/article/view/2056
  
  They hate us
- 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
  
  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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