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!
Interesting. I knew this was possible, but now it makes me want to even more heavily research. I say this because I am a trans man, and I have multiple sclerosis. I was diagnosed with MS before starting to transition.
The interesting thing, though, is coupled with my twice annual infusions to treat my MS, testosterone seems to impact my disease and symptom progression. At least, so far. And, I mean, in a positive way. I seem to have fewer symptoms and issues with my MS while being on HRT than I do when I wasn't on HRT. This isn't just anecdotal to solely myself, however. I have had the fortunate opportunity to converse at length with no less than four other trans men who conclude with startlingly similar experiences.
So, before reading this, I had already had an interest in understanding what might possibly be going on and why this is happening. But now, I am inspired to do even more. I may have to reach out to some people and work my way through to possibly getting a study going. I think this needs to be better understood and can add to a lot of things that could prove to be paramount towards people and the health and psycholoical/neurological fields understanding trans, nonbinary, and intersex individuals.
thanks so much for sharing! your experience absolutely makes sense in light of these data. i definitely agree that we need more work in this area and am glad that you are inspired to work toward this!
if you want to reach out to the authors of the study that i highlighted, you can find two of the authors' emails if you click on the link to the original article in my post. click on "+ show authors" and then the email icon after the final two author names. every scientific paper has at least one corresponding author whose contact information is available to readers. i cannot guarantee that they will respond, but that may be a good place for you to start!
immunology is not my field, so i can't really help with any of the research. but if there is anything else that i can help with, please feel free to reach out! :)
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!
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 :)
Interesting. I knew this was possible, but now it makes me want to even more heavily research. I say this because I am a trans man, and I have multiple sclerosis. I was diagnosed with MS before starting to transition.
The interesting thing, though, is coupled with my twice annual infusions to treat my MS, testosterone seems to impact my disease and symptom progression. At least, so far. And, I mean, in a positive way. I seem to have fewer symptoms and issues with my MS while being on HRT than I do when I wasn't on HRT. This isn't just anecdotal to solely myself, however. I have had the fortunate opportunity to converse at length with no less than four other trans men who conclude with startlingly similar experiences.
So, before reading this, I had already had an interest in understanding what might possibly be going on and why this is happening. But now, I am inspired to do even more. I may have to reach out to some people and work my way through to possibly getting a study going. I think this needs to be better understood and can add to a lot of things that could prove to be paramount towards people and the health and psycholoical/neurological fields understanding trans, nonbinary, and intersex individuals.
thanks so much for sharing! your experience absolutely makes sense in light of these data. i definitely agree that we need more work in this area and am glad that you are inspired to work toward this!
if you want to reach out to the authors of the study that i highlighted, you can find two of the authors' emails if you click on the link to the original article in my post. click on "+ show authors" and then the email icon after the final two author names. every scientific paper has at least one corresponding author whose contact information is available to readers. i cannot guarantee that they will respond, but that may be a good place for you to start!
immunology is not my field, so i can't really help with any of the research. but if there is anything else that i can help with, please feel free to reach out! :)
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 :)