It was medical neglect for scientists to think they could extrapolate from cis, menopausal women to trans women as each has their own particular medical needs, glad this new study exists. Glad also that the scientists behind this aren’t stupid enough to state that these risks mean that trans women shouldn’t get hormone therapy— but rather that trans women, especially populations at higher risk of embolism or stroke (older populations and/or black trans women), ought to familiarize themselves with symptoms and insist on proper medical care, to the extent that they can given what assholes doctors generally are and how difficult it is to access competent care.
My best friend died when she was 20 from pulmonary embolism— in part because she dismissed her symptoms and didn’t go to the ER. If you ever have sudden, extreme chest pain, shortness of breath, or cough up blood please insist on a chest X-ray, especially if you take high estrogen pills.
Transgender Women at High Risk of Thromboembolism, Stroke
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