[ExI] Transgender man is pregnant

[Amara Graps]

I think that his mixing the genders in the way he did (probably, he
felt that he had no choice) demonstrates the spectrum of the genders.
I think that this is fantastic, wonderful news.

I do wonder why this man is had such a hard time getting medical
support. I would think an enterprising doctor would leap at the
opportunity to be involved with such a novel procedure and event. I
think that the doctor's career would not suffer while he helped out
someone who clearly demonstrates courage and could use some support.

David Harris:
>The article seems to say that the transgender male still has female
>organs like ovaries and uterus, but takes testosterone to get male
>horniness, muscle development, and appearance (like facial hair).   If
>hormones are the explanation, it matters whether the baby is XX or XY.
>If XX, the exogenous (from outside) testosterone would act like the
>endogenous (produced inside) testosterone of an XY fetus, and would push
>development along the male path.   If the fetus is XY, the exogenous
>testosterone would add to the effect of the baby's own testosterone and
>push it quite firmly down the male path.

I would guess an important factor is how much endogenous testosterone is
normally produced in men and women (pregnant) and in fetuses. It has an
important role in both men _and_ women.

I was also surprised and pleased that this interesting transgender man
needed no help to conceive. The injections of estrogens, progesterone,
stimulants, etc. in the IVF procedure is a pain in the butt. The medical
industry (note the assisted reproductive technology industry is *huge*),
will need to come up with easier ways for women (and other transgender
males :-) ) to have that business be more endurable (is that a word?).

Presently, the main support (*hint* to transhumanists) to women going
through IVF is others going through the same. Witness what you find on
YouTube:


Lupron Shot
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7sKKDH9qCkE

Step 1 Lupron
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt6htu5cJM

1st Lupron Injection (first shot by an amateur couple)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=r4l9HGNrY0g

1st Lupron Injection 2nd Time Around (same couple, second IVF round)
Now they have experience...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ELxqD3XsFxg

Follistim and Menupure
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HoBDzjjq3XI

IVF Journey Entry #1  (Lupron here plus others the stims)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NkzSc9hyH2Q

IVF Journey Entry #2 (not Lupron, but the others)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tEVqR_Sx2aw

IVF Diary Injections  (not Lupron injection here, only stim)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lewambn5zGo

Giving myself a Progesterone in Oil IVF injection
http://youtube.com/watch?v=POA2Lo5LgE0

A guided tour of the IVF procedure
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3WypK9TpD34&feature=related

Amara

P.S. I am assuming that the majority of transhumanists are unaware of
details of the most common medical assisted reproductive technology
while they are conversing about their more esoteric ideas. I wish to
be proven wrong. ;-)


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Amara Graps, PhD      www.amara.com
Research Scientist, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, Colorado