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Of those who discontinued medical treatments such as hormone therapy, a new study found that 80 percent continued to endorse a trans identity.

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[–] good_girl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

AFAIK you should be taking a baseline amount of hormones as the body needs it to function. Going without any hormone for too long can make you very sick, obvs talk to a doctor first.

[–] KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Typically though, for mtf post-orcheictomy and post-feminization from hormones, many women reduce the dosage of estrogen. After it becomes apparent that the major physical changes have stopped while taking the highest safe dosages, continued usage of estrogen suppliments is no longer for transitional purpose. At that point, its taken and prescribed for the same purpose as any other CIS woman, and therefore can often be reduced in dosage so as to preserve kidney function better.

All i'm saying is that, at some point, I'd prefer to be done thinking of myself as "transitioning" to just "woman" or at least post-transition in a medical treatment sense (y-chromosomal issues outside of hrt are obviously unrelated, like ex. Prostate cancer etc).

[–] good_girl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Ah I see what you mean. So yeah you're planning on purely maintaining a baseline.