First off, I'm a little worried now that I'm gonna DIE from an infectious disease like covid, but it's also somehow validating that my immune system recognizes who I am. I'm so glad you shared this study! Truly fascinating stuff. I wish there was more funding for research like this to help understand how our trans bodies change and adapt throughout our transitions and as we age.
lol yes i considered that this study might spark some fears of infectious disease. but i am wishing great health to you and everyone else on T!! totally agree we need more funding. i could write a whole post on this, but there are actually two hurdles to more funding. the first is convincing a funder that trans health is important. and the second is assumptions about chromosomal sex which lead to dismissal of grants during peer review ;;; but im so glad this study was funding and came back with some really awesome results!
This is so interesting! thank you for sharing this study!
It might be unrelated but I did find myself getting sick more often after starting T, although I assumed it was just because I went to college and was exposed to more people on a daily basis.
I'll definitely keep this in mind. I've been masking in public but this just reminds me how important it is, especially if I'm more susceptible to infectious disease.
First off, I'm a little worried now that I'm gonna DIE from an infectious disease like covid, but it's also somehow validating that my immune system recognizes who I am. I'm so glad you shared this study! Truly fascinating stuff. I wish there was more funding for research like this to help understand how our trans bodies change and adapt throughout our transitions and as we age.
lol yes i considered that this study might spark some fears of infectious disease. but i am wishing great health to you and everyone else on T!! totally agree we need more funding. i could write a whole post on this, but there are actually two hurdles to more funding. the first is convincing a funder that trans health is important. and the second is assumptions about chromosomal sex which lead to dismissal of grants during peer review ;;; but im so glad this study was funding and came back with some really awesome results!
This is so interesting! thank you for sharing this study!
It might be unrelated but I did find myself getting sick more often after starting T, although I assumed it was just because I went to college and was exposed to more people on a daily basis.
I'll definitely keep this in mind. I've been masking in public but this just reminds me how important it is, especially if I'm more susceptible to infectious disease.
yeah there is always some kind of flu going around college campuses! but some extra precautions couldn't hurt :)
So many things have changed...stuff I'd not heard of until it did and I started researching what was happening. 6 years now on hrt.
Not as much as I want. I got more unexpected changes than I thought, and less expected changes than I hoped. But, I started late. Alas.
Still, it is wholly wonderful :) Thank you, science! :P
yes definitely!! thank you for sharing :)