#i don't think i ever realized how important hormones are (aside from like. causing puberty)? just never thought about it | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

hippo-pot · 5 months ago

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i finished Inverse Cowgirl (memoir by intersex activist Alicia Roth Weigel), I got some stuff out of it but looking forward to reading more from other folks. Just started The Race to be Myself by Caster Semenya

#one thing i learned from IC is that you can get osteoporosis from insufficient hormones #(which i would guess is related to hormone blockers being linked to decreased bone density...? if i'm saying that right)#but so yeah if you cut out someone's hormone-producing organs without their consent #and then give them hormones in the form of birth control - including the week of placebos - you'll never guess what happens #due to not getting any hormones for a WEEK every month holy shit #i don't think i ever realized how important hormones are (aside from like. causing puberty)? just never thought about it #also yeah apparently intersex healthcare is just. not very good right now. as evidenced by someone thinking the placebos were a good idea #like even beyond the extremely fucked up stuff that is done to kids. folks also can't get good care as adults

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