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  • I wrote a huge thing about period pain and PCOS but having second thoughts because I'm not too sure if it's appropriate? I did spoiler it and warn for those who don't want to see it. But yeah. I've got no where else to talk about it and it's just like a lot of ??? and ughhhh pain.

    If it's cool then I'll reply to this, if not well, I won't... I guess?

    • Endo here, periods seem like a design flaw we should've fixed by now. They massively suck. So much pain. Hugs.

    • If it helps you feel better, chuck it out and defs use the spoiler tag so people can avoid if they need! But if you need to vent, goooo!!

    • I have major body dismorphia due to not having female reproductive organs, but I can deal or scroll past. You should be able to talk about what you are going through.

    • Everyone is being super nice so I shall post it. Spoiler omg for obvious reasons. So if that periods and PCOS is gross or triggering, you've been warned.

      • Fuck, you're strong to work through that! Have seen a health pro?

        I'm just so glad its not pushing your dysphoria as well. I'm trans femme so I understand dysphoria and know it comes out of nowhere sometimes and can last for hours. For what it's worth I obviously read your post without being triggered and this is pretty good for me honestly.

        • I'm going to need to see a GP to get the rod replaced soon anyway. But yeah, like it's just, ugh. I never had any sort of dysphoria around my period because I don't get it often. Compared to a trans man/masc person who might get dysphoria due to having it often. But when I would get it it's never been the downfall of society as I know it.

          Also I'm super happy you felt comfortable enough to read it <3 I tried to not make it so... weird but yeah. I understands periods are a thing some people just don't want to hear. That's valid.

          • Most of my close people are cis women and now I have a noticable cycle I seem to be coming to terms with being able to talk about it all a bit more. My worst dysphoria was post egg crack, pre-hrt and in the early stages when i had no t and not enough e. That time has passed. To be really female and connect as deeply as I want to with afab women I have to be open the knowledge and not be too selfish and or squeamish to back away from certain topics.

            Edit, enough about me, I hope you feel better soon.

        • Shit, afab people's health has been pushed to the back for far too fucking long hasn't it? For christ's sake people know what they want for their bodies.

            • That's pretty creepy. I'm sorry you've had to put your health on the back burner. I'm pretty sure the centre clinic in st kilda has a female gp and they're a specialist queer clinic.

              My GP there is male, but I've always felt completely safe and understood by him. He only works wednesdays though. I think he's the only one there who has the training and capacity to understand hormone treatment but I could be wrong.

        • Not too sure what went wrong in the drawing board when it came to human periods... haha.

          Yeah I think I might do what I need to do around the house and then heat up the wheat bag and continue reading the comic I was reading at work (look, it was super slow and I wasn't getting emails).

    • I think it's cool. I don't experience them (wrong type of plumbing) but see my and wife and daughter go through this regularly and never know what help to offer.

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