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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have to ask: considering the profound surgical intervention required to aid a person transition, are there any life lasting specialized care needs to assure health? Or after normal surgery recovery that's it?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

from what I know of a friend: There's some stretching required of the new vaginal entrance (medically prescribed dildos back in fashion!) and yes, trans women can potentially develop cancer much like their cis counterparts. Generally advised to get it checked every so often to make sure it's all up to snuff.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

can potentially develop cancer much like their cis counterparts

No. Very much unlike their cis counterparts, a female transperson has no uterus, no fallopian tubes, or any other part commonly found in a vagina. They can develop topical cancers such as skin cancers or subdermal cancers as in literally any tissue anywhere in their bodies, but those are not cancers generally found during a pap-smear (which is the primary domain of a gyno). Any sufficiently skilled GP or dermatologist would be equally or better suited.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You try and get a dermatologist or gp to inspect vaginal tissue, they're gonna refer you to a gyno

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And is that care provided by general practice gynecologists or specialized ones?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That is actually very good and interesting to know.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not at all true. You can’t get cervical cancer without a cervix. No uterus. No fallopian tubes. None of the same bits.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Trans women are lifelong medical patients. Those that get “bottom surgery” almost all seem to need follow up surgeries to fix issues because it’s literally a gaping wound that needs to be regularly “dilated” to keep from closing up which would cause even bigger medical issues.