#follicular study

[drneelima]

Everything You Need to Know About Follicular Study

Wonder how doctors monitor and optimize a woman’s ovulation cycle to increase the chances of conception? This is where the follicular study comes in. It is a series of ultrasound tests conducted to monitor the development of ovarian follicles, hence helping in ascertaining the exact time of ovulation.

This study has a special application in cases of infertility problems. In this article, we will explain the fundamentals of follicular studies, their importance, and the process of these studies.

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[theeternalwombtarot]

Phases of the menstrual cycle broken down for divine feminine & divine masculine who are invested in a romantic connection:

Message: hello!, I'm very excited about this post, I've been working on it all day and felt called to talk about this because in a lot of divine feminines lives right now we're focusing on learning to alchemize and transmute energy and how to best prepare for our manifestations and make the proper decisions to keep ourselves in alignment BUT a good amount of divine feminines are also in the energy of seeking out an awakened masculine or cultivating good energies in their connections. This is a magnificent way to create further spiritually inclined connections in your relationships but also to move into the energy of enlightenment as individuals. I also will say that if you're mensurating be wary of physical sex on your cycle while actively bleeding as it can form soul ties, it's meant to solidify attachments and strengthen the ability to share energy in romantic connections. if you're a woman in general be wary of opening up and allowing anyone in your womb, please be discerning and choose wisely.

(There will also be a shortly summarized version on my Instagram and Tiktok for reposting and sharing purposes if you want to share this type of information with friends and loved ones who may not be on this platform! My Instagram & Tiktok: @theeternalwombtarot)

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phase one: The Menstrual cycle (days: 1-5) / "Winter" / The New Moon

physical symptoms: fatigue, cramps, bloating, headaches, lower back pain, and breast tenderness

emotional symptoms: low mood, irritability, fatigue, and emotional sensitivity

hormonal changes: low estrogen and progesterone, drop in hormones triggers menstruation

spiritual meaning: rest, release, and renewal. letting go, shedding what no longer serves you physically (biologically) and energetically, and preparing for new beginnings.

themes: reflection, introspection, purification & renewal.

spiritual practice & priority for divine feminine: meditation and grounding techniques, journaling, and rituals of release and healing. embrace and lean into intuition and release emotional baggage and limiting beliefs. embrace themes that come up to the surface to come out by acknowledging, surrendering control and worry, and seeking out new perspective and spiritual guidance. You're going to want to hone in and pay close attention to the body and emotional strain at this time to help you best navigate what needs to be put down or released. use the body at its most heightened to guide you in the direction of alignment and enlightenment. prioritize your happiness and peace.

divine masculines role at this time: further aid in themes of the menstrual cycle by creating an environment of rest, relaxation, and harmony. Study the woman and her needs and desires (both on an emotional and physical-biological human scale). Pour back into her through creating solace in her time of rest and relaxation. Attempt to control disturbing influences as much as possible to conserve divine feminines remaining energy left over and reserved for her rebirth and renewal. Move forward in the energy of compassion and service. Take on her needs and emotional state as if it were your own in order to be productive and fulfilling at this time. Move into the energy of compassion (to feel as she feels and to also feel sorrow for her and thus have desire to alleviate suffering and then do so.) Divine masculine should also consider penetrative sex at this phase to alleviate pain and discomfort like uterine cramps.

phase two: The Follicular Phase (days: 6-14) / "Spring" / Waxing Crescent

physical symptoms: increased mood, higher motivation, skin may begin to clear, light discharge

emotional symptoms: increased mood, higher motivation, increased creativity, mental clarity

hormonal changes: rising estrogen, FSH stimulate follicle growth in ovaries, and the uterine lining will begin to thicken to support a fertilized egg.

spiritual meaning: growth, new beginnings, and rising energy. Time for planting new seeds (like ideas, intentions, and projects) and feeling excited for and embracing growth.

themes: creativity, rebirth, expansion, and manifestation

spiritual practice & priority for divine feminine: this is a good time for divine feminine to set intentions, start new projects, and embrace creativity. visualization during meditation, affirmations, and rituals focused on manifestation is best for this phase. divine feminine should shift focus into project planning and pull from naturally flowing creative energies at this time and capitalize on both tapped and untapped talents to accelerate growth and expansion in her life. she should use her creativity, charm, and imagination to her advantage to bring forth abundance in the world around her and profit off of romanticism. Both in romanticizing her life and in her relationships and appealing to others.

divine masculines role at this time: increase romantic energy in the connection and work towards heightening close interpersonal intimacy through action and positive affirmation. The tongue, the mouth, and the throat chakra are powerful at this time. Plan dates, appeal heavily to the love language, and create unfaltering closeness with the woman. create heaven in her reality to better house her angelic and transformative energy at this time. Lean further into your spirituality as you become one with her during this phase through manifestation, prayer, and further acknowledgment of her divinity and connection to the divine. through your harmony with her from a genuine and aligned place, you too will prosper. You can tap into her natural flow of creativity and expansive energy and leverage your own intentions through required openness and respect for the feminine and the feminine cycle, mutual support, shared focus, mutual intentions, and rituals that honor both energies. (tantric sex or alike included.)

phase three: The Ovulation Phase (days: 14-16) / "Summer" / Full Moon

physical symptoms: increased libido, cervical mucus changes (clear & stretchy), mild to intense cramping to help the release of egg.

emotional symptoms: increased confidence, more sociable, higher libido

hormonal changes: luteinizing hormone (produced by the pituitary gland) surge triggers ovulation, high estrogen, brief rise in testosterone.

spiritual meaning: often linked to the peak of summer and the full moon. This period in the menstrual cycle represents abundance, fertility (both literally & metaphorically), and connection. Seen often as a time of heightened energy, power and creativity.

themes: fertility, creation, peak power, connection to others, and potential.

spiritual practice & priority for divine feminine: an ideal time for socializing, connecting with others, or performing rituals focused on abundance, fertility (i.e. sacred baths and cleansing rituals, sex and physical intimacy or tantric practices, spiritual and ancestral rituals, etc.) and gratitude. Many also use this time for creative expression and celebrating their accomplishments as manifestations can be both conceived and reaped and harvested at this time. Divine feminine should be focused on obtaining personal success and self-fulfillment and pleasure at this time. This is a good time for her to capitalize on personal power and energy and transmute passion into energy to move forward and obtain desires. The ovulation phase is a good time for networking and collaborating on projects and progress forward. She will work well in groups with partners or a partner and will excel in learning and implementing lessons and information.

divine masculines role at this time: The divine masculine's duty at this time is to pour into divine feminine through presence and attentiveness, affirmation and acknowledgment, emotional and physical connection creative collaboration and support, physical support and care, respect, and space for self-expression and celebration of her divine feminine energy. divine masculine can offer his full, undivided attention and listen closely to divine feminines needs, desires, and dreams. being present in a time of high intuition and peak power allows him to further honor her wisdom and creativity but also move in the energy of co-creation and further manifestation for his life. spend quality time with divine feminine at this time and prioritize her and her energy. This is also a good time for divine masculine to encourage and provide access to self-care rituals whether they be a paid service or things he does himself. this is a good time for divine masculine to move forward in the emotional and physical realms through his connection to divine feminine much like his ability to co-create or bring prosperity to his life during the follicular phase. He should move forward in the energy of leadership, confidence, and assertiveness in both physical and emotional realms. passion and intimacy with the woman is heavy and significant at this time, pour into her and strengthen thyself. strengthen your outside support by moving in a similar energy by balancing strength and empathy while being open and flexible to others needs and addressing those needs and providing necessary output. Take divine feminine to events and environments where her sociable demeanor can bring you more money, partnerships, and support. Let her be the face of your power and influence. Flaunt, flaunt, flaunt. Show off and prioritize the feminine. Your prize is in your possession. Your sigil is within her. Let her double the success you share, multiply it, and bring it back home with the both of you. Your good luck charm and prosperity token is within the divine feminine. Carry her around in your pocket or leave her at home on the altar you built for her to relax and flourish.

phase four: The luteal phase (days: 16-28) / "Autumn" / Waning Moon

physical symptoms: bloating, mood swings, breast tenderness, fatigue, increased appetite, acne, irritability (PMS and PMDD symptoms)

emotional symptoms: irritability, mood swings, anxiety, sensitivity, depression, craving comfort

hormonal changes: high progesterone, estrogen decreases, hormone levels drop if pregnancy occurs.

spiritual meaning: it's a time of slowing down, turning inwards, and preparing for rest. It's a phase of reflection, harvesting lessons, and preparing for the upcoming menstrual cycle.

themes: harvest, reflection, inner work, slowing down, and transformation

spiritual practice & priority for divine feminine: this phase is ideal for introspection and releasing what no longer serves you much like the entirety of the menstrual cycle itself. grounding practices like yoga, journaling, shadow work and meditation are common spiritual practices at this time. Bask in all three elements in your top three or allow for those elements to be prominent in spaces of relaxation. This is a good time to assess accomplishments and plan for the future. Your job at this time and area of priority divine feminine should be focused on clear boundaries and clear communication and working through mental and emotional blockages that create disruption in your life and emotional body through inner work. We want to try our best to see through the lens of heightened emotion clearly as often times fear and anxiety based distortion is present within us during the luteal phase. Ask yourself what your frustration, fear, sadness, or other complex emotions right now mean to you, what is your body or intuition trying to tell you, and what do you need to communicate to others effectively to further yourself or obtain peace? Get clear and work through illusions and deception. A time like this beckons emotional warfare out of you, your perseverance is needed. prepare yourself and move in the energy of transformation and transition. Baggage will be shed and released throughout the menstrual cycle.

divine masculines role at this time: At this time divine masculine must ready himself to opposite the divine feminines energy to be proactive and create the ideal environment for rest and rebirth. Do your due diligence to create the safest, most abundant environment in all ways necessary. similar to how the male in nature may help build a nest and sing to create a soothing environment or may take over and build the nest entirely on his own to prepare for incoming change and laboring. invest both financially, spiritually, and energetically into creating the optimal environment. your job during the luteal phase is to curate a safe space, your job as divine feminines hard work begins and the menstrual cycle starts is to keep her warm and tend to her in the safe space you built and brought the resources to.

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notes:

divine feminine if you are single take into consideration beginning to period track whether it be with a calendar or with an app while you're looking for a divine masculine or are in a position where you're looking for love. this way you already know and have known for quite a while when phases of your cycle begin and what takes place during these times.

another thing I really think is interesting is research on what foods are best eaten through different phases of the menstrual cycle, this can also help divine masculine better prepare for your cycle during the luteal phase while he gets things in order for you to enter a period of rest, there are various charts on these things on Pinterest, I could make another post about that specifically another time.

tantric sex practices or rituals or similar intentional intimacy practices could be really good to implement during high energetic phases of the menstrual cycle to help divine masculine tap into your energy that you're radiating and give him the privilege of co-creating a reality with you or aid in him further manifesting abundance in his life. (do be mindful of period sex and soul ties, if you do not intend for him to stay divine feminine keep this in mind.)

also do your job as a divine feminine to choose your partners wisely as his ability to do these things for you and move with you through these phases of your life are incredibly important especially in states of high power or even energetic vulnerability, I touched briefly on how important it is that divine feminine invest her time in relationships that are emotionally and spiritually safe as you are wide open if you make the wrong choice or give your power away.

[blogwan]

Hairtransplanttr - Silver

Hair transplant surgery is a procedure used to treat hair loss and baldness. The process involves taking hair-bearing skin from areas of the scalp or body and grafting it onto the thinning or balding sections of the scalp. Various techniques are available for hair transplant surgery, including follicular unit transplantation (FUT) and follicular unit extraction (FUE). In FUT, a strip of scalp is removed from the back of the head, and the extracted hair follicles are transplanted onto the balding area. In FUE, individual hair follicles are removed from the scalp and transplanted onto the thinning or balding sections of the scalp. The procedure is typically performed in a doctor's office under local anesthesia. Hair transplant surgery offers numerous benefits, including improved appearance and confidence. Hair loss can have a significant impact on an individual's self-esteem and confidence. Hair transplant surgery can restore a fuller head of hair, improving the overall appearance and attractiveness of an individual. Additionally, hair transplant surgery is a cost-effective solution for hair loss, as it eliminates the need for expensive hair loss products and treatments. Hair transplant surgery can also eliminate baldness and improve styling capabilities. Furthermore, studies have shown that hair restoration can significantly increase self-esteem and satisfaction with appearance. In conclusion, hair transplant surgery is an effective solution for hair loss and baldness. The procedure involves taking hair-bearing skin from areas of the scalp or body and transplanting it onto the thinning or balding sections of the scalp. Hair transplant surgery offers numerous benefits, including improved appearance and confidence, and is a cost-effective solution for hair loss. The procedure can also eliminate baldness and improve styling capabilities. Overall, hair transplant surgery is a viable option for individuals looking to restore a fuller head of hair and improve their overall quality of life.

[literarytechnique]

working on my thesis during the luteal phase is truly the test of academic rigor. how can I write confidently about this niche topic that so few of us decide to study when I am overcome in a coffee shop with anxiety and self-doubt about my abilities despite succeeding and loving my topic? how can I write eloquently about my research while simultaneously texting my friends about how I want to change my emphasis because I'm not sure if I'm good enough for my current focus? alas, the follicular makes up for it.

[mcatmemoranda]

Core symptoms of PMS and PMDD – The core symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) include affective symptoms (such as depression, irritability, and anxiety) and somatic symptoms (such as breast pain, bloating and swelling, and headache). The symptom(s) must impair functioning in some way and must remit at menses or shortly thereafter. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a more severe form..)

●Diagnosis – A clear diagnosis of PMS or PMDD should be established before treatment is considered. In particular, women must be symptom free during the follicular phase. This can be best discerned by having a patient chart her mood and physical symptoms daily over the course of at least one but ideally two menstrual cycles.

●Management

•Mild symptoms – For women with mild premenstrual symptoms that do not cause distress or socioeconomic dysfunction, we initiate targeted behavioral therapy and/or lifestyle measures such as regular exercise and stress reduction techniques (algorithm 1).

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Algorithm 1:

PMS: premenstrual syndrome; PMDD: premenstrual dysphoric disorder; COC: combined oral contraceptive; SSRI: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; GnRH: gonadotropin-releasing hormone. * Symptoms are charted prospectively using a Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP) form to confirm the diagnosis of PMDD. ¶ For women who desire hormonal contraception, we start with a COC; usually one containing 20 mcg of ethinyl estradiol with 3 mg of drospirenone. A COC administered continuously is a second option. Δ For women with documented PMDD who do not want hormonal contraception, we suggest an SSRI, which can be given continuously, during the luteal phase only, or as a "symptom-onset" regimen. We typically start with citalopram or escitalopram. We suggest a 2- to 3-month trial, typically starting at a low dose and titrating up to an optimal dose; switching from an intermittent to continuous regimen if needed, and trying a second SSRI if the first does not provide adequate symptom relief. ◊ Many women with PMDD require therapy until menopause except when pursuing pregnancy.

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A course of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be beneficial for some women. However, this approach has not yet been studied well, and identifying clinicians who can provide this treatment can be difficult.

•Moderate to severe symptoms – We suggest selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as our first-line options for women with moderate to severe premenstrual symptoms, especially for those who experience depressive and anxious symptoms (algorithm 1 and table 3) (Grade 2B). SSRIs can be administered as a continuous daily therapy, luteal phase-only treatment (starting on cycle day 14), or symptom-onset therapy, but one must be sure that the patient is asymptomatic during the follicular phase to avoid undertreatment (table 3).

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Table 3

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If contraception is the patient’s top priority (in addition to treating the premenstrual symptoms), many women prefer to try a combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptive (COC) rather than an SSRI as first-line therapy (algorithm 1). We typically use a COC containing drospirenone with a four-day pill-free interval as our first-line pill. If symptom relief with a monophasic COC with a shortened pill-free interval is inadequate, an SSRI can be added. Again, amelioration of depressive and anxious symptoms may be inadequate with COC only treatment.

•Refractory symptoms – For women who have not responded to or cannot tolerate SSRIs or COCs and continue to experience severe symptoms, we typically initiate a trial of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist therapy with estrogen-progestin add-back (algorithm 1). (See 'GnRH agonists' above.)

Medical therapy of PMDD is usually successful. As a result, surgery is considered only as a last resort (eg, in cases with severe, disabling symptoms that have responded to GnRH agonist and hormone add-back therapy for at least six months). Guidelines that must be met before considering oophorectomy are outlined above.

[maaarine]

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Caroline Criado-Perez, 2019)

"Digging deeper into the numbers, another issue the authors completely failed to address is whether or not the drugs were tested in women at different stages in their menstrual cycles.

The likelihood is that they weren’t, because most drugs aren’t.

When women are included in trials at all, they tend to be tested in the early follicular phase of their menstrual cycle, when hormone levels are at their lowest – i.e. when they are superficially most like men.

The idea is to ‘minimise the possible impacts oestradiol and progesterone may have on the study outcomes’.

But real life isn’t a study and in real life those pesky hormones will be having an impact on outcomes.

So far, menstrual-cycle impacts have been found for antipsychotics, antihistamines and antibiotic treatments as well as heart medication.

Some antidepressants have been found to affect women differently at different times of their cycle, meaning that dosage may be too high at some points and too low at others.

Women are also more likely to experience drug-induced heart-rhythm abnormalities and the risk is highest during the first half of a woman’s cycle.

This can, of course, be fatal. (…)

Perhaps most galling from a gender-data-gap perspective was the finding that females aren’t even included in animal studies on female-prevalent diseases.

Women are 70% more likely to suffer depression than men, for instance, but animal studies on brain disorders are five times as likely to be done on male animals.

A 2014 paper found that of studies on female-prevalent diseases that specified sex (44%), only 12% studied female animals.

Even when both sexes are included there is no guarantee the data will be sex-analysed: one paper reported that in studies where two sexes were included, two-thirds of the time the results were not analysed by sex.

Does this matter? Well, in the 2007 analysis of animal studies, of the few studies that did involve rats or mice of both sexes, 54% revealed sex-dependent drug effects. (…)

It’s a tantalising finding that inevitably leads to the following question: how many treatments have women missed out on because they had no effect on the male cells on which they were exclusively tested?"

[bolshefem]

Biology students, help me out.

I was reading this article about males on hormone therapy having cycles resembling menstrual ones, trying to see if I could critically evaluate the claims made, and I noticed something really confounding and potentially reaching unprecedented levels of academic dishonesty. The argument basically hinges on the idea that males on HRT have "estrogen dominant" hypothalamaic function, and thus their levels of luteinizing hormone and follicular stimulating hormone cycle* cycle accordingly.

"In short, the hypothalamus has two modes, T dominant and E dominant. If you’re running on estrogen, your genes tells the hypothalamus to cycle your hormone levels, regardless of if you actually have ovaries. The hypothalamus doesn’t know there’s nothing there to listen to those signals, it just knows how much estrogen it expects to be in the blood stream, and it responds accordingly with regulation of GnRH output."

Yet when I check the sources for this idea, they both seem to be studies performed *exclusively* on female mice. This seems almost like blatant lying, taking advantage of the inaccessibility of scientific literature and people's propensity to believe what they want to manipulate and obfuscate. Am I missing something, or did the author of this piece make a claim on how male endocrine systems respond to estrogen based on a study of female endocrine systems? I would love it if someone more educated on the topic could help me out here and give this article a read.

*this ignores the fact that virtually 100% of symptoms are thought to either be generated by drops in estrogen + progesterone or the uterus' production of prostaglandins. It's my understanding that LH and FSH do not cause symptoms, they regulate hormones that cause symptoms. In men, LH and FSH cause the testicles to produce testosterone in women, estrogen production in the ovaries. This is not at all convincing as a premise even were it true, it is absurd to me that that would cause menstrual/pre-menstrual symptoms in people with male reproductive systems.

[clouds-of-wings]

Patient's subjective assessments of their degree of hirsutism scored by the modified DQLI were significantly reduced in the spearmint tea group (p < 0.05). There was, however, no significant reduction in the objective Ferriman-Galwey ratings of hirsutism between the two trial groups over the trial duration (p = 0.12). There was a clear and significant alteration in the relevant hormone levels. This is associated clinically with a reduction in the self-reported degree of hirsutism but unfortunately not with the objectively rated score. It was demonstrated and confirmed that spearmint has antiandrogen properties, the simple fact that this does not clearly translate into clinical practice is due to the relationship between androgen hormones and follicular hair growth and cell turnover time. Simply put, the study duration was not long enough. The original studies from Turkey were in fact only 5 days long. The time taken for hirsutism to resolve is significant and a much longer future study is proposed as the preliminary findings are encouraging that spearmint has the potential for use as a helpful and natural treatment for hirsutism in PCOS.

[amischievouscat]

Trans People Are Valid - And Here's Proof (Not That We Needed It)

Hi! Whether you're just scrolling through your dash or happen to be someone who was sent this post by someone else, I invite you to take a seat. This post was written as a place for people to be directed if it is so needed; so that others don't have to use their time to write out 5+ replies in the comments of a post.

A while ago (back in April, in fact) I wrote a series of replies in the comments of a post talking about the Nebraska lawmaker protesting the passing of an anti-trans bill. You can find the post here if you'd like to read it and my replies. In doing this I realized that the person I was arguing with (no, it was not a debate. Debates are two-sided and in good faith) would not listen to my points no matter what I said or how many articles proving my point I sent.

So instead, I decided to make one post and be done with it! If you happen to see a transphobe in the comments of a post arguing against gender-affirming care, saying that they'd never respect a trans person, or anything else along those lines, you can link them to this post and move on, secure in the knowledge that this post contains a wealth of scientific studies and news articles. To view the post, expand it.

Note: AFAB stands for "assigned female at birth" and AMAB means "assigned male at birth".

Oh, if you were sent this and don't read it, you can be secure in the fact that you're arguing in bad faith, and always knew that. I implore you to at least read my post, as I have quotes from the articles I link.

Some Context

Many times, in my browsing of this and other websites, I have come to see a disappointing number of people who do not understand completely (or at all) what "Transgender Healthcare" entails or is in the first place. I am of the mindset that education is the best way to combat hate; and as such I will be explaining (with links to studies and further reading, of course) what the phrase "Transgender Healthcare" means. My own personal ability to speak on this subject comes from my biology courses.

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What most people refer to as "Puberty Blockers" are actually a type of medication that prevents the release of a hormone in the body called "Gonadotropin (gonad-oh-trope-in) Releasing Hormone", or GnRH for short. This hormone is a releasing hormone, which means it tells other glands in the body (in this case, the Anterior Pituitary Gland, located at the base of the brain) to release hormones.

Normally, GnRH is released into the bloodstream at the onset of puberty. When the GnRH reaches the pituitary gland, it causes the pituitary to start to release two hormones: Luteinizing (lute-in-eye-zing) Hormone (LH) and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH).

LH has two effects:

In AFAB individuals it causes the onset of ovulation.

In AMAB individuals it causes the production and release of Testosterone.

While LH is being released, FSH is also released alongside it.

FSH's effects include:

In both AMAB and AFAB individuals, it stimulates the maturation of germ cells (cells that will eventually become either sperm or eggs, known colloquially as sex cells).

In AMAB individuals, it triggers spermatogenesis (production and maturation of sperm cells)

In AFAB individuals, it causes follicular cells to begin to mature. Think of follicular cells as the container that an egg is held in before it is released during ovulation.

The usage of PBs blocks all of this. Which means, in simple terms; it does exactly what it says it does. It doesn't "make people trans", it very rarely causes irreversible change. once you stop taking them GnRH is released as normal and all of the changes above will still take place. PBs simply delay puberty. You can read more here.

The Reason We Need Trans Healthcare

In my comments of the post that I linked at the top, I referred to a study (which you can find here) that aimed to "investigate changes in mental health over the first year of receiving gender-affirming care and whether initiation of puberty blockers (PBs) and gender-affirming hormones (GAHs) was associated with changes in depression, anxiety, and suicidality."

This study found that there was a whopping 60% decrease in the rates of depression and a 73% decrease in suicidality among youths aged 13-20 years old who took Puberty Blockers and/or Gender Affirming Hormones (commonly known as HRT — Hormone Replacement Therapy among the transgender community).

"After adjustment for temporal trends and potential confounders, we observed 60% lower odds of depression and 73% lower odds of suicidality among youths who had initiated PBs or GAHs compared with youths who had not."

This study also found that there was no correlation between the use of either Puberty Blockers or GAHs in youths and increased anxiety.

It's Not Unsafe Either

Another very common reason that I see people oppose GAH is that it is "unsafe", "experimental" or "off-label" (I.e. not approved as medical care). This statement is blatantly false, as many different organizations across the US identify it as life-saving. You can click on the names of the organizations within that link to view their statements on the matter.

Oh, and kids aren't getting double mastectomies. The isolated cases often brought up in arguments (of which I could only find a few) against transgender healthcare fail to mention that this goes directly against the Standards Of Care from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health itself. According to these guidelines (Chapter 5 - Assessment Of Adults, and Chapter 6 - Adolescents) before an adult is able to receive care, all of the following must be met:

The experience of gender incongruence is marked and sustained;

Fulfillment of diagnostic criteria is met;

Other possible causes of apparent gender incongruence prior to the initiation of gender-affirming treatments have been identified and excluded where applicable;

Any mental and/or physical health conditions that could negatively impact the outcome of gender-affirming medical treatments are assessed, with risks and benefits discussed, before a decision is made regarding treatment;

Capacity to consent for the specific physical treatment prior to the initiation of this treatment has been assessed;

Capacity of the gender diverse and transgender adult to understand the effect of gender-affirming treatment on reproduction and reproductive options with the individual have been discussed prior to the initiation of gender-affirming treatment;

The role of social transition together with the individual has been considered;

A single opinion for the initiation of this treatment from a professional who has competencies in the assessment of transgender and gender diverse people wishing gender-related medical and surgical treatment has been received;

A minimum of 6 months of hormone therapy as appropriate to the TGD person’s gender goals before the transgender person undergoes irreversible surgical intervention has been considered.

All of these criteria must be met before an adult receives any form of gender affirming care. In adolescents they must fit the above criteria AND:

The adolescent demonstrates the emotional and cognitive maturity required to provide informed consent/assent for the treatment;

The adolescent has reached Tanner stage 2 of puberty (the starting stages);

The adolescent had at least 12 months of gender-affirming hormone therapy or longer, if required, to achieve the desired surgical result for gender-affirming procedures, including breast augmentation, orchiectomy, vaginoplasty, hysterectomy, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, and facial surgery as part of gender-affirming treatment.

As demonstrated by these guidelines, a child must have at minimum one year of HRT before they are able to have any gender-affirming surgeries, on top of all of the other requirements regarding therapy and differential diagnosis.

Furthermore, many of the effects of HRT are reversible, as shown by the graph on the Trans Primary Care website. According to the graph, of 11 physical characteristics that are changed with taking Estrogen in transgender women, 4 are completely reversible, 1 is reversible/variable, 5 are variable, and only 1 is irreversible, that being breast growth.

The Bathroom Debate Is A Joke (And Trans People Are Suffering)

There's a common idea being spread primarily online that cisgender men will use trans women being allowed to use women's restrooms as a method to get into women's bathrooms to rape cisgender women. This rhetoric has bled into our lawmaking system, as shown by the Trans Legislation tracker, which records that of 568 anti-trans bills proposed in the United States this year alone, 83 of them have passed, while 360 are still active. That's a pass rate of 14.6%.

The data, however, does not and never has supported this idea. One study in Massachusetts found no correlation between allowing transgender people to use their preferred restroom and increased assaults.

There is, however, overwhelming evidence to the contrary. There are many articles about transgender people being harassed and even killed for entering the bathroom that is perceived as "incorrect" by onlookers. An example is this 12 year old trans girl (second article) who was forced to move after violent threats were made to her family for the second time in a row. Her mother, Brandy Rose, stating that while going to school in Texas after she transitioned male students had forced her daughter, Maddie, into the boy's restroom and taunted her to commit suicide. After their move to Oklahoma, the young girl's school district was forced to shut down for 2 days following violent threats directed at the 12 year old over Facebook for using the girl's restroom at school.

Another example can be seen in this 29 year old homeless transgender woman, who was assaulted by a group of 3 men outside of a restroom in Puerto Rico. In a recording of the incident, the men verbally harassed her, driving off and later returning with what is presumed to be either a paintball gun or a silenced handgun, and firing at the woman repeatedly. The woman was found dead on the side of the road with multiple bullet wounds later that same night.

This study reports that:

"Seventy percent of survey respondents reported being denied access, verbally harassed, or physically assaulted in public restrooms."

Another study found the following, out of 3,700 respondents:

"36% of transgender or gender-nonbinary students with restricted bathroom or locker room access reported being sexually assaulted in the last 12 months. Of all students surveyed, 1 out of every 4, or 25.9%, reported being a victim of sexual assault in the past year."

The argument that transgender people are a danger to cisgender people or that the "modern trans movement is radicalizing activists into terrorists" (quote here) is a complete fabrication. Isolated cases of transgender women being the perpetrators of violence does not mean that being transgender is the cause (correlation does not equal causation after all).

Transgender people are over 4 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than their cisgender counterparts. Another study reported that, of 7 transgender high school students interviewed, 2 of them had been set on fire and all of them had been victims of mass bullying and physical assault.

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"Understanding the Hair Growth Cycle and Causes of Hair Loss"

The hair growth cycle involves three distinct phases:

Catagen. The transition (catagen) phase signals the end of active growth. It can last several weeks.

Anagen. The growth (anagen) stage is when new hair fibers actively form within the hair follicles. What you might not know is that this process can last several years. TL;DR: Hair growth definitely doesn’t happen overnight.

Telogen. The resting period (or telogen phase) is when hair follicles become dormant. At any given time, up to 15 percent of the hairs on your body (including facial hair, arm hair and even chest hair) are in the telogen phase. This stage can last up to a year.

Shedding hair every day is normal — up to 200 strands, give or take. Shedding more than this might indicate an underlying hitch in the hair growth cycle.

External and Environmental Causes of Hair Loss

Many factors can disrupt the hair growth cycle and lead to increased shedding such as:

Poor nutrition

Infection

Medication reactions

Stress

Menopause

Constantly wearing hats

Tight hairstyles (ex man bun)

As for the case of male pattern baldness, hormones and genetics are at play.

Let’s start with how hormonal treatments can disrupt your T-levels.

Hormonal Causes of Hair Loss

There is a link between low testosterone levels and issues such as a lower sex drive and poor sexual wellness.

Low-T is a factor and can be caused by conditions like diabetes, autoimmune disease, and thyroid disease.

The following can also cause a temporary dip in testosterone levels:

Over-exercising

Poor nutrition

Certain medications

Testerone Hormone Treatment (often called HRT or TRT) comes with potential side effects, and in some people, it may trigger hair loss.

High testerone causes hair loss, so more T isn't better. Stay with your doctor's instructions. Don't mess around with your dose.

Genetics influence how sensitive your hair follicles are to circulating dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is a byproduct of testosterone and one of the most potent androgens (male sex hormones).

Testosterone and DHT are interlinked, and when T levels rise, DHT levels typically rise as well.

Researchers noted in a 2017 study that was done in Germany, which backs up previous research suggesting that developing bald spots from male pattern baldness might have more to do with sensitivity to testerone than the level itself.

Testerone converts a small amount of what is in your body into DHT by way of the 5-alpha reductase enzyme, which is found in small amounts in the body.

Secondary sex characteristics: any physical characteristic developing at puberty that is not directly involved in reproduction.

Why do we have DHT?

In young males, the body needs DHT to ensure the healthy development of the genitals and prostate. Ftm trans people obviously do not have testicles or a prostate. We focus on secondary sex characteristics like voice, muscle mass, and body hair.

As an adult? DHT doesn’t really have a large job to do anymore. Therefore, it can cause problems, like hair loss. In fact, researchers have found more DHT in balding scalps compared to non-balding ones. But not every guy’s hair follicles are ultra-sensitive to this sex hormone.

The more testosterone, the higher the levels of DHT in your body. That’s not necessarily a death sentence for your hair, but it is a fact.

DHT can attach to receptors in the scalp and gradually shrink hair follicles until they can no longer produce hair — a process known as follicular miniaturization.

If you have a genetic predisposition to DHT sensitivity, too much of it can cause hair loss.

While TRT doesn’t directly cause hair loss, increased Testosterone can lead to androgenic alopecia if the patient has a genetic sensitivity to the hormone DHT (dihydrotestosterone).

Androgenic alopecia is also known as male-pattern baldness and female-pattern baldness. Is the most common cause of hair loss in men and women.

Diagnosing Your Androgenic Alopecia

The first step to avoiding hair loss on HRT is to identify whether you have a genetic sensitivity to DHT. If you don’t, then it’s unlikely that HRT (and a resulting increase in DHT levels) will trigger hair loss.

Male-pattern baldness most often occurs in an M-shaped pattern starting at the forehead. It may also manifest as a slowly growing bald spot on the top/crown of the head. If you notice either of these patterns in your hair, then it’s possible you have male-patterned baldness.

Because androgenic alopecia is a genetic condition, you can also look at your family line for any signs of hair loss, as well. A common myth is that hair loss is inherited from the mother’s side, but in actuality, both parents can pass down the genes that lead to androgenic alopecia. This condition is polygenic, meaning it comes from multiple genes rather than just one.

It’s useful to work with a knowledgeable provider when diagnosing androgenic alopecia. Defy Medical offers consultations to discuss this topic in detail.

DHT Blood Testing

If you’re experiencing hair loss but aren’t sure it’s androgenic alopecia, or if you don’t have any symptoms but still want to check, you can order a DHT blood test. This test measures your DHT levels to determine whether your levels are elevated. Elevated DHT levels along with hair loss often indicate androgenic alopecia.

How to Avoid Hair Loss on (T)HRT

If you do have androgenic alopecia, there are several treatment options to slow and minimize hair loss.

It’s important to catch hair thinning and hair loss as quickly as possible, so you can preserve hair follicles. It’s much more effective to slow hair loss than to grow hair back after it’s gone.

Sources:

https://www.defymedical.com/services/hair-loss/?_gl=1*synut2*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTA5NzY4NDUxNy4xNzEyMTU1NzIx*_ga_XWPYJFFXE5*MTcxMjE1NTcyMC4xLjEuMTcxMjE1NTc0MS4wLjAuMA..

https://www.defymedical.com/blog/how-to-avoid-hair-loss-on-trt/#:~:text=While%20TRT%20doesn't%20directly,baldness%20and%20female%2Dpattern%20baldness.

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Follicular Challenges

Narvi and Celebrimbor (Gen, no warnings)

Celebrimbor learns quickly that some things are non-negotiable in dwarven company. Fellowship of the Fics January trope challenge: Hair Braiding and Awful First Meeting.

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Celebrimbor could have cut the atmosphere with a knife. As he sat at the table surrounded by the masters of the Craftsdwarves Guild, the Architects Association and the Royal Company of Smiths of Khazad-dûm, he wondered to himself what had gone wrong. Looking from face to face, he noted the same scowl, the same cold, hard look and the lack of small-talk. And it wasn’t like these dwarves were somehow prejudiced against elves: he knew for a fact they would had worked together and traded with elven artisans before. But as soon as he had stepped through the door and into the private dining hall, something had changed.

There was one empty place at the table that was yet to be filled, and Celebrimbor eyed the brass markings on the fixture which held the dwarven daycandle, noting the late arrival of the individual. The thick, white wax cylinder burned low with the passing of each hour, an ingenious device that Celebrimbor had discovered marked the passage of time inside the mountain. Each daycandle was produced to the same exact specifications and calibrated as accurately as any elven astronomer could craft a sundial. Mesmerised slightly by the flickering yellow flame, Celebrimbor shook his head and jolted back to reality. The soup they had for their starting course was already gone, and some of the dwarves were muttering in quiet conversation as they waited for the meat to arrive on the table. Perhaps their dour mood was because they were hungry — was that it? No… not with the quantity of thick potato soup, bread, cheese, and ale they had all quaffed (Celebrimbor had only partaken of a ladleful of soup and a round of hard black bread; he’d watched the King’s Chief Smith eat a whole loaf with a pat of butter). Celebrimbor made eye contact with the Chief Smith and forced himself to smile. What he got in return was a stiff nod of the head, and then the dwarf quickly averted his eyes back to his companion.

The elf sighed. The empty place beside him was laid out for the Master Craftsdwarf of Moria. A meeting with the King himself had overrun, apparently, and the dwarf, Narvi, was on his way down. Celebrimbor sometimes forgot just how large the dwarrowdelf was, and that it took over a week to cross to the other side of it. There was something uncanny about mountain travel, hidden from the sun and star light. It felt very much to him like an endless labyrinth where time melted away with an elf’s senses. He had no idea how others of his kind could venture in so far, and shuddered internally at the thought of living down here.

The door opened after a couple more minutes of waiting, and Narvi was announced. Celebrimbor stood out of courtesy with the other dwarves, eager to get a glimpse of the craftsdwarf who he had been told so much about: it was he who Celebrimbor would be working with directly on the construction of the doors of Moria.

Narvi was a head shorter than most of the other dwarves — in fact, Narvi could have stood on his own shoulders and his nose would come up to Celebrimbor’s lips. His dark skin, so richly black that it almost shone blue, was beaded with perspiration. One of the dwarves handed him a handkerchief to mop at his face, and Celebrimbor distinctly heard Narvi mutter something about running half the way there, which drew a laugh from the crowd. Taking advantage of the fact that the silent scrutiny of his mere presence had lifted for a moment, Celebrimbor cocked his head to one side and studied him, head to toe. Aside from his diminutive stature, the dwarf radiated a self-confident energy and strode to his place at the table with a swagger. There was no mistake that he was handsomely paid for his skills: his thickly plaited hair was braided through with threads of silver and gold, and golden rings studded with handsome rubies hung from his nose and ears, mirroring the numerous rings on his fingers. Long-fingered, calloused hands gripped at a wide belt across his midriff, and as Celebrimbor stepped forwards to formally greet the dwarf, he noticed pure mithril on the toes of his shoes. No steel-toed boots for Lord Narvi, apparently.

“Hail, Narvi, and well met! I have heard many high praises about your work and I am pleased that you were able to join our gathering tonight. Come — you are placed beside me, that we may get to know one another better.”

The dwarf met his eye, craning his neck upwards to do so. A sleek eyebrow arched, his lips pursed, and the expression that crossed his face was one which might appear if he saw a cockroach scuttle out from underneath his dinner plate. “Indeed. Well met, Lord Celebrimbor,” said Narvi tersely.

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Celebrimbor steeled himself and knocked on Narvi’s study door. After a brief pause, he was bidden to enter. Whatever social error he had made, Celebrimbor would right it. He would not be the elf that soured relationships between his people and Moria. He would not allow his legacy to be tarnished like this.

Narvi glanced over his shoulder, and Celebrimbor could already see his jaw tighten. “Ah, Lord Celebrimbor,” said Narvi. His tone was clipped and strained, the tone Celebrimbor might use when trying to end conversation with an overstaying house-guest. Nevertheless, the elf bowed deeply, his hand across his breast. “Good evening. I — I wanted to speak with you, if I may?” Narvi gestured to an armchair across from his long drafting table, and Celebrimbor sat in it gingerly. The dwarf crossed the floor and threw himself down opposite him, gripping the armrests with both hands and his fingernails digging into the upholstery. His bitterness was palpable; his attitude towards the elf hadn’t changed a jot despite Celebrimbor trying to make conversation for the entire evening at yesterday’s dinner. What on earth was these dwarves’ problem? “I—” How was he going to begin? He grit his teeth and folded his hands across his lap. There was nothing for it than to get right to the point, and hope that the Narvi would appreciate his bluntness. His race always seemed to. “I fear that I may have done something to anger your companions yesterday. Many of them looked — well, they looked very displeased with me. I may say that you yourself do not seem disposed towards me. Please, if there is anything I have done to disgrace myself or my people, do inform me. They say elves live with their heads in the clouds, ignorant of the customs of our neighbouring races, and if that is the case here I beg you to enlighten me, for I intend no ill will or disrespect to you or any of your kind.”

He exhaled, running out of breath towards the end of his spiel, but at least that was now out and dealt with. His words hung in the air for a long while, but slowly the expression on Narvi’s face changed from one of coldness to one of bewilderment. His deep brown eyes widened, and he looked at Celebrimbor as though the elf had sprouted an extra rapidly-growing head. “You… you really don’t know?” Narvi asked quietly. Celebrimbor shook his head, a creeping feeling of unease rising in his stomach. Was he really so thick-skulled that his transgression was obvious to everyone aside from himself? “No,” he said earnestly. Narvi scratched behind his ear and then pulled unconsciously at a strand of beard hair. “Are… really?” he asked again, his voice rising in exasperation. “I am, unfortunately, that ignorant,” said Celebrimbor gravely. A flicker of a smile flitted across Narvi’s lips before it faded, and the dwarf’s shoulders dipped as his body relaxed into the back of the chair. “It is… well, do elves usually braid their hair? To go out in public?” It took Celebrimbor a moment before he realised they were indeed still on the same subject. “We may do, or may not,” he said carefully, trying hard to screen his words for anything that would dig him a deeper hole, “it is historical custom for the Noldor not to bind their hair and to leave it loose — though in battle or for work in our smithies, we do tie it simply with a leather strap in order to avoid any unpleasant accidents. There is no bias either way.” “Huh. Is that so…” Narvi sat back, taking stock of Celebrimbor as though suddenly being given permission to look at the elf for the first time. He seemed to be genuinely intrigued, eyes now wandering to take in the smith’s auburn, flowing hair that reached down to his elbows. “Is this about my hair?” asked Celebrimbor self-consciously, running his fingers through the locks. At this, Narvi balked and rapidly averted his eyes away to the open fire, grimacing in embarrassment. “It is — I am sorry nobody thought to tell you sensitively, my lord. We thought you elves… well, we thought you knew.” “Knew that…” Celebrimbor could tell that Narvi was forcing himself to make eye contact. His brows were knitted with pain, and he was biting his lip instead of speaking. Finally, he blurted it out, the words sounding as though they were being ripped from his throat. “Unbraided and unbound hair is a very rude custom among the dwarves. We thought that you purposefully left your hair loose.” He breathed in deeply and shut his eyes for a moment before refocusing them on Celebrimbor. “Sorry,” he said again. Celebrimbor grinned in relief, the muscles of his cheeks feeling as though they had been unused for months. Was that it? Was that all of this had been about? Hair? “In that case, master Narvi, I shall rectify the situation immediately! Do you have a mirror?”

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Narvi glanced away into a corner of the room as Celebrimbor’s fingers worked, holding a small mirror in front of the elf. It was the only mirror he had, but Celebrimbor vowed he wouldn’t set foot outside of the room before making himself proper in the eyes of Moria’s citizens. He ducked his head to one side and looked over the top of the mirror to the craftsdwarf. “What do you think?” The braids were simple: two fishbone plaits that hung over both temples, tied with string Narvi had found after rummaging around on his desk, and one simpler style that began from the top of his skull and finished at the nape of his neck, which the elf had fastened with an emergency hair tie he kept in his pocket for forge-working. It was a little lopsided, but it would do. All of this he swept back, so that the offending hair was neatly secured behind his shoulders. Narvi, looking relieved that Celebrimbor had finished (perhaps watching another braid their hair was simply far too intimate — he would enquire further once he got past this particular stumbling block), glanced over his head. A small smile broke out on his face and he nodded is approval as the elf turned, gesturing clumsily behind him. “Good enough, do you think, master dwarf?” “Aye — impressive that you did that in only a few minutes and with only a candle to see by! If I had tried that, it would look as if a dwarfling had let loose on my head.” Narvi brushed a handful of his own braids over one shoulder and looked at them proudly. They glimmered in the half-lit room, lusciously oiled and decorated today with stones of vibrant jade. He looked up slyly and grinned. “Though, I wager I have more hair than you.” Celebrimbor chuckled and sat down again. “Aye, I would not bet against that.” Narvi produced a bottle of something from underneath his desk and poured some into a glass, which he wiped off on a rag. The amber liquor was strong but Celebrimbor raised his glass and knocked it down in one — something else that earned him a raised eyebrow. “You shall look and drink like a dwarf now, then?” the craftsdwarf said, a gleam in his eye. Another pour, and another toast. Celebrimbor clinked the rim of his cup against Narvi’s, and they both held their hands there together for a moment. “I shall do whatever needs to be done to forge a bond between our people. And if that means imbibing more drink — I will suffer gladly.” He winked and drank again, relishing the sound of Narvi’s laughter rather than the dwarf’s scorn. “You know what, elf? I think we will indeed begin to like each other.”

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hi, I've read a systematic review and it concluded there wasn't any effect of menstruation on exercise. If one has pains that might hinder, but there's nothing else that causes that. if you don't believe me look for systemic reviews/research papers and stuff. Remember that there are single studies that say the earth is flat, you want to read systemic reviews

I can only speak for my own extremely anecdotal experience that things like pain during menstruation sure but also the sometimes mildly extreme energy fluctuations between follicular (cocaine-addled lab rat pushing an electic stim button over and over on 3hrs of sleep) and luteal (recovery position staring at my bedroom wall too tired to turn over and check the clock which is just as well because the alternative would be to get up and drown myself in the fjord) has some effect on my workout regime.

And I understand that me not seeing this connection vs thinking it was all in my own head and I needed to just kick my lazy ass into gear doesn't mean it's a systemic failure of communication. I just think it would have been nice to have been given some clues earlier in life, rather than the effect of my hormone cycle on physical output being reduced to continuous harping that your uterus wringing itself of blood and mucus is no excuse to skip a workout. And I get bitter sometimes.

I'm sorry if my previous post suggested I was talking about something else.

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